Ridings

Isabelle Mignault

Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth Date: 1975
Birthplace: St-Pascal/Kamouras

University Degree: Yes
Education: Bachelor's degree in political science in 1998; Master's degree in policy analysis (Laval University) in 2002.
Career Background:
She started working with the youth commission of the Liberal Party of Quebec and went on to work with the teams of Daniel Johnson and Jean Charest in the National Assembly. She continued her career with the federal government. Between 2002 and 2004, she worked successively as a special advisor with responsibility for La Francophonie, for the secretary of state (Africa, Francophonie, Latin America) and as a special adviser to the minister responsible for Agriculture and Agri-food Canada. In early 2004, she returned to the Quebec government as a policy adviser to the office of the Quebec minister of agriculture, fisheries, and food.

Paul Crête

Party: Bloc Québécois
Birth Date: April 8, 1953
Age: 51
Birthplace: Hérouxville, Quebec

University Degree: Yes
Education: B.Sc. administration from Laval, 1972-74. Other courses: CFG; École Nationale d'Administration Publique and Écoles des Hautes Études Commerciales.
Profession: Administrator
Career Background: Employee benefits officer with the Quebec Department of Communications from 1975-77. Personnel recruitment officer with the Quebec public service from 1977-79. Human resources management consultant, Department of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, from 1979-84. Lecturer, University of Quebec at Rimouski, in 1983. Personnel director and secretary-general, CÉGEP de La Pocati�re, from 1984-93.
Community: Founding member, Place aux Jeunes in Kamouraska. Co-ordinator and spokesperson, Solidarité Rurale du Kamouraska. President, Comité d'aide au développement des collectivités de Kamouraska, 1991-92. President, Comité de reclassement des ex-employés de Bombardier in La Pocatière. Executive director, Fondation du CÉGEP de La Pocatière.
Marital Status: Partner
Name of Spouse: Myriam Santerre
Children: Audrey, Rénaud and Maude

Political History
Party: President of BQ, eastern region of Quebec (1992-1993). President, Kamouraska-Rivi�re-du-Loup BQ (1992-1993). Director general for the "No" committee for the Kamouraska-Témiscouata region in the 1992 referendum. Regional president of the PQ in Eastern Quebec (1987-1988). President of the PQ in Gaspé (1980-84).
Federal: Elected in Kamouraska-Rivi�re du Loup in 1993 and in Kamouraska-Rivi�re-du-Loup-Témiscouata-Les Basques in 1997 and 2000.

Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Committee: Former member of Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. Member of Industry, Science and Technology.
Caucus: Former critic for Rural Solidarity; Pension Reform; Transport; Human Resources Development; and Children and Youth. Industry critic since 2002.
Office Address:
5, rue Iberville
Rivi�re-du-Loup, Que.
418-868-1280 or 418-856-5054
Capital Address:
Room 418 Confed Bldg
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ont.
613-995-0265

Marc-André Drolet

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Frédérick Garon

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birth Date: 1977
Birthplace: Quebec City

Career Background: In 1998, finishing training as a pastry maker, he entered client sales and service. Recognizing the problems of part-time workers, their insecurity and odd hours, he plans to use his knowledge to bring about change.

André Clermont

Party: The Green Party of Canada
Age: 38

University Degree: Yes
Education: University of Ottawa, B.Sc. with honours in biology (specializing in ecology). Also a master's in education.
Career Background: Has been teaching for 15 years (the past 13 at École secondaire catholique Garneau in Orleans). Currently teaching an environmental sciences course and biology along with a science in society course.
Children: Two

Political History
Provincial: Defeated in Carleton-Gloucester in 1999.

Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Office Address:
613-749-6027