Christian Dubé MNA (born 3 October 1956)[1] is Canadian politician. He is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of La Prairie, and serves as Minister of Health and Social Services.[1]
Christian Dubé | |
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 Dubé in 2012 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for La Prairie | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Merlini |
| Minister of Health | |
| Assumed office June 22, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Danielle McCann |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Lévis | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 15 August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gilles Lehouillier |
| Succeeded by | François Paradis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 3, 1956 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Coalition Avenir Québec |
| Education | Université Laval |
| Profession | Chartered Accountant, businessman |
He was first elected in the 2012 election as the representative of Lévis for the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ),[2] and was re-elected in 2014.
On 15 August 2014, Dubé resigned his seat to take a job at the Caisse de dépôt et placement.[1] On 3 September 2018, Dubé announced that he would run for the 2018 election in the riding of La Prairie, replacing Stéphane Le Bouyonnec as the CAQ's candidate. He would defeat Liberal incumbent Richard Merlini.[3][4]
On 22 June 2020, as part of a cabinet shuffle, Dubé was named the new Minister of Health and Social Services, succeeding Danielle McCann.[5]
Electoral record
edit| 2022 Quebec general election: La Prairie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Christian Dubé | |||||||
| Liberal | Julie Guertin | |||||||
| Québec solidaire | Pierre-Marc Allaire-Daly | |||||||
| Parti Québécois | Sarah Joly-Simard | |||||||
| Conservative | Marie Pelletier | |||||||
| Climat Québec | Barbara Joannette | – | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | |||||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | |||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Electors on the lists | – | – | ||||||
| 2018 Quebec general election: La Prairie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Christian Dubé | 14,511 | 43.14 | +10.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Richard Merlini | 8,069 | 23.99 | -9.96 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Cathy Lepage | 5,290 | 15.73 | -10.52 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Daniel Blouin | 4,362 | 12.97 | +7.05 | ||||
| Green | Alexandre Caron | 694 | 2.06 | |||||
| Conservative | Alain Desmarais | 379 | 1.13 | |||||
| New Democratic | Boukare Tall | 222 | 0.66 | |||||
| Parti 51 | Liana Minato | 66 | 0.2 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 41 | 0.12 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 33,634 | 98.39 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 549 | 1.61 | ||||||
| Turnout | 34,183 | 74.85 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 45,669 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.24 | ||||||
Cabinet posts
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Christian Dubé - Assemblée Nationale du Québec". 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Entrée réussie de Christian Dubé". Le Journal de Québec (in French). 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Christian Dubé officially jumps back into Quebec politics as CAQ candidate". Global News. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Quebec election: Christain [sic] Dubé wins La Prairie". Global News. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Danielle McCann out as health minister as François Legault shakes up cabinet". 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
External links
edit- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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