Éric Charbonneau is a politician from Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

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. He was an Action démocratique du Québec

Action démocratique du Québec

The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....

 Member of the National Assembly

National Assembly of Quebec

The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...

 for the electoral district of Johnson

Johnson (electoral district)

Johnson is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Bagot, Drummond, Richmond and Shefford...

 from 2007 to 2008.

Éric Charbonneau graduated from the Université de Sherbrooke

Université de Sherbrooke

The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with campuses located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec.In 2007, the...

 with a bachelor

Bachelor's degree

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 and masters degree in economics. He worked as an economist of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation and the Ministries of Energy and Natural Resources before working in management and planning as well as a foreman before his election in various local companies in the Drummondville and Acton Vale

Acton Vale, Quebec

Acton Vale is an industrial town in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Acton and is in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 7,797...

 areas in the Bois-Francs region.

Charbonneau was first elected in the 2007 election

Quebec general election, 2007

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 with 36% of the vote. Parti Québécois

Parti Québécois

The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...

 incumbent Claude Boucher

Claude Boucher (politician)

Claude Boucher is a former Quebec political figure. He represented Johnson in the Quebec National Assembly from 1994 to 2007 as a member of the Parti Québécois....

, finished a close second with 35% of the vote. Charbonneau took office on April 12, 2007.

He was elected

Quebec municipal elections, 2009

Municipal elections took place throughout Quebec, Canada, on November 1, 2009, to replace mayors and councillors.-Acton Vale:-Alma:-Amos:-Amqui:-Asbestos:-Aumond:-Baie-Comeau:-Baie-Saint-Paul:-Beaconsfield:-Beauceville:...

 mayor of Acton Vale in 2009.

External links

• Éric CHARBONNEAU at National Assembly of Quebec
  National Assembly of Quebec
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