Paul Crête

Paul Crête
Paul Crête
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
	In office; 1993–1997
Preceded by	André Plourde
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Constituency	Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
	In office; 1997–2004
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Constituency	Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques
	In office; 2004–2009
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	Bernard Généreux
Constituency	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
Personal details
Born	April 8, 1953 (age 71); Hérouxville, Quebec
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Spouse	Myriam Santerre
Residence(s)	Quebec, Quebec
Profession	human resources director

Paul Crête (French pronunciation: [pɔl kʁɛt]; born April 8, 1953) is a Canadian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 until 2009, when he announced that he was moving to provincial politics.

Political career

Crête was born in Hérouxville, Quebec. Prior to his political career, he was a school administrator. Crête was first elected in 1993 representing Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup in the 1993 Canadian federal election, then re-elected in 1997 representing Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques defeating former Quebec MNA France Dionne in a hotly contested five way race.^[1]

Crête was re-elected in the 2000 election and again in 2004 election for Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny.

In May 2009, he resigned from the House of Commons to run for the Parti Québécois in the June 22 provincial by-election in Rivière-du-Loup. He lost to Liberal candidate Jean D'Amour.

Critic

Rural Solidarity ( - 1998)
Pension Reform ( - 1998)
Transport ( - 1998)
Human Resources Development (January 1, 1997 - June 26, 2002)
Children and Youth (2002 - June 26, 2002)
Industry (2002–2009)

House of Commons Committees

Vice-Chair

Standing Committee on Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology 38th Parliament, 1st Session

Member

Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities 36th Parliament, 1st Session
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, 36th Parliament, 1st Session
Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, 36th Parliament, 2nd Session
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, 36th Parliament, 2nd Session
Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, 37th Parliament, 1st Session
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, 37th Parliament, 1st Session
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, 37th Parliament, 1st Session
Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, 37th Parliament, 2nd Session
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, 37th Parliament, 2nd Session
Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, 37th Parliament, 3rd Session
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, 37th Parliament, 3rd Session
Standing Committee on Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology, 38th Parliament, 1st Session

References

^ "Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les Basques election results". Parliament of Canada. 2 June 1997.

External links

[97fed-1] "Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les Basques election results". Parliament of Canada. 2 June 1997.

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