Jean-François Bertrand




Jean-François Bertrand is a Canadian former politician in Quebec, Canada.[1] Bertrand served in the National Assembly of Quebec.




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Member of the legislature


  • 3 Cabinet Member


  • 4 Mayoral election


  • 5 Federal politics


  • 6 Retirement


  • 7 Electoral record


  • 8 Footnotes





Background


He was born on June 22, 1946 in Cowansville, Quebec and has a degree in political science from Université Laval. He is the son of politicians Jean-Jacques and Gabrielle Bertrand.



Member of the legislature


Bertrand became an executive member of the Parti Québécois in 1974 and was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1976 election. He served as parliamentary assistant and Deputy House Leader from 1978 to the 1981 election.



Cabinet Member


He was re-elected in 1981 and was appointed to Premier René Lévesque's Cabinet. He served as Minister of Communications, until his defeat in the 1985 election. He also was the government's House Leader from 1982 to 1984.



Mayoral election


Bertrand was the Progrès Civique de Québec candidate for mayor in Quebec City in 1989. He lost against Rassemblement Populaire candidate Jean-Paul L'Allier.



Federal politics


He ran as a Bloc Québécois candidate in a 1995 by-election in the federal district of Brome—Missisquoi. He lost against Liberal candidate Denis Paradis.



Retirement


He authored and published Je suis un bum de bonne famille in 2003. The book revealed that he has a drug addiction.



Electoral record


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Canadian federal by-election, February 13, 1995: Brome—Missisquoi
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±% Expenditures

Liberal Denis Paradis 19,078 51.02 +14.36 $54,562
 

Bloc Québécois

Jean-François Bertrand
15,764
42.16
+1.40
$53,734
 

Progressive Conservative
Guy Lever
1,235
3.30
−13.85
$36,225a
 

Reform

Line Maheux
517
1.38

$21,755
 

New Democratic Party

Paul Vachon
371
0.99
−0.27
$9,325
 

Christian Heritage

Jean Blaquière
126
0.34

$2,321
 
Non-Affiliated
Yvon V. Boulanger
107
0.29

$3,816

Green Éric Ferland 101 0.27 $412
 

Natural Law
Michel Champagne
77
0.21
−1.08
$6,538
 

Abolitionist

John H. Long
15
0.04
−1.61
$1,219
Total valid votes
37,391
100.00
Total rejected ballots

288
Turnout
37,679 64.32
−12.32
Electors on the lists

58,579

a- Does not include unpaid claims.


Footnotes





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National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Fernand Dufour (Liberal)

MNA, District of Vanier
1976–1985
Succeeded by
Jean-Guy Lemieux (Liberal)












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