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Sébastien Proulx

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Sébastien Proulx
Sébastien Proulx in 2018
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Jean-Talon
In office
June 8, 2015 – August 30, 2019
Preceded byYves Bolduc
Succeeded byJoëlle Boutin
Quebec Minister of Education
In office
February 22, 2016 – October 18, 2018
PremierPhilippe Couillard
Preceded byPierre Moreau
Succeeded byJean-François Roberge
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Trois-Rivières
In office
March 26, 2007 – December 8, 2008
Preceded byAndré Gabias
Succeeded byDanielle St-Amand
Personal details
Born (1975-03-28) March 28, 1975 (age 49)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party
Other political
affiliations
Action démocratique du Québec (before 2008)
SpouseGuylaine Roy

Sébastien Proulx (born March 28, 1975) is a Canadian politician. He was an Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the electoral district of Trois-Rivières from 2007 to 2008. He is a lawyer and was the main political consultant to ADQ leader Mario Dumont until his election.

Background

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Proulx has a bachelor's degree in law from the Université du Québec à Montréal and was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1999. He practised law for four years. He also worked in a consultation committee of Directeur général des élections du Québec.[citation needed]

Proulx first ran in the 2003 election in Laviolette, but finished third with 14 per cent of the vote behind Liberal incumbent Julie Boulet.[citation needed]

Member of the Provincial Legislature

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In the 2007 election, Proulx ran again and was elected with 37% of the vote. Liberal incumbent André Gabias, finished second with 28% of the vote. During the campaign, Proulx was one of the ADQ's main spokespersons. He was previously the director of the party in 2004.[citation needed]

On March 29, 2007, Proulx was appointed Official Opposition House Leader and the critic for electoral reform and parliamentary reform.[1][2] On April 19, 2007, he was selected to be the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister for Access to Information.[3]

Even though he was considered one of the ADQ's most effective parliamentarians and benefited from a high approval rating from his constituents, Proulx lost his seat as a result of the 2008 election. He finished third with 19% of the vote. Proulx subsequently rejoined the Quebec Liberal Party, and was the party's candidate in a 2015 by-election in Jean-Talon.[4] On June 8, he was elected deputy of Jean-Talon.[5]

In 2016, he was appointed Minister of Education, with Hélène David being responsible for Higher Education. He served until the Liberal government was defeated in 2018.[citation needed]

He resigned his seat in August 2019 citing family reasons.[6]

Federal politics

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Proulx campaigned on behalf of local Conservative candidate Claude Durand during the federal election of 2008.[7] Durand finished a distant second against Bloc Québécois incumbent Paule Brunelle in the district of Trois-Rivières.

Electoral record

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2007 Quebec general election: Trois-Rivières
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Action démocratique Sébastien Proulx 10,247 37.20
Liberal André Gabias 7,862 28.54
Parti Québécois Jean-Pierre Adam 7,672 27.85
Québec solidaire André Lemay 907 3.29
Green Louis Lacroix 739 2.68
Independent Stéphan Vincent 121 0.44
Total valid votes 27,548 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 295
Turnout 27,843 73.49
Electors on the lists 37,887
2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Danielle St-Amand 9,129 40.10 +11.56
Parti Québécois Yves St-Pierre 8,169 35.88 +8.03
Action démocratique Sébastien Proulx 4,241 18.63 -18.57
Québec solidaire Alex Noel 714 3.14 -0.15
Green Louis Lacroix 515 2.26 -0.42
Total valid votes 22,768 98.56
Total rejected ballots 333 1.44
Turnout 23,101 60.46
Electors on the lists 38,209
Quebec provincial by-election, June 8, 2015
On the resignation of Yves Bolduc
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sébastien Proulx 8,214 41.76 -2.74
Parti Québécois Clément Laberge 5,894 29.97 +7.49
Coalition Avenir Québec Alain Fecteau 2,717 13.81 -6.75
Québec solidaire Amélie Boisvert 1,503 7.64 -1.41
Option nationale Sol Zanetti 474 2.41 +0.90
Green Elodie Boisjoly-Dubreuil 472 2.4
Conservative Sylvain Rancourt 237 1.20 +0.61
Parti des sans Parti Sylvain Drolet 76 0.39
Équipe Autonomiste Stéphane Pouleur 55 0.28 +0.09
Parti indépendantiste Grégoire Bonneau-Fortier 27 0.14
Total valid votes 19,668 99.18
Total rejected ballots 162 0.82
Turnout 19,830 43.61 -34.39
Electors on the lists 45,475
Liberal hold Swing -5.12

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Dumont désigne ses lieutenants, Radio-Canada, March 29, 2007
  2. ^ Dumont présente les membres de son équipe, Cyberpresse, March 29, 2007
  3. ^ Des postes clés pour Gilles Taillon et Sébastien Proulx, Martin Ouellet, La Presse, April 19, 2007
  4. ^ "PLQ: Sébastien Proulx sera candidat dans Jean-Talon". La Presse, April 17, 2015.
  5. ^ "Jean-Talon reste rouge". Journal de Québec. June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Liberal MNA Sebastien Proulx quits politics". 30 August 2019.
  7. ^ Des sièges québécois sur un plateau adéquiste, Radio-Canada, September 18, 2008
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Political offices
Preceded by Official Opposition House Leader
2007–2008
Succeeded by