Haute-Gaspésie - La Mitis - Matane - Matapédia

• Jean-Yves Roy (Incumbent)
• Jérôme Landry
• Louis Drainville
• Liliane Potvin
• Nancy Charest
• Julie Demers

Jean-Yves Roy

Party: Bloc Québécois

Birthdate: July 21, 1949

Age: 58

Birthplace: Saint-Charles-Garnier, Que.

Education: Studied educational sciences/theology at University of Quebec at Rimouski; training in administrative and financial services

Profession: Journalist

Career Background: He was a teacher with the Baie des Chaleurs Regional School Board in the 1970s. He then worked as a journalist at the Pharillon de Gaspé, Progrès Écho de Rimouski, Hàvre de Chandler and Chaleur de New-Richmond. He was an assistant to two Bloc Québécois MPs during the 1990s.

Community Activities: He was president of the Lower St. Lawrence Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Pointe-au-Père Municipal Recreation Board and vice-chair of the Lower St. Lawrence Cerebral Palsy Association for Gaspésie and Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Electoral History

Municipal: Mayor of the City of Pointe-au-Pegrave;re from 1982 to 1986; city councillor in 1981.

Provincial: Defeated in Rimouski in 1989.

Federal: Elected in Matapédia-Matane in 2000, re-elected in new riding of Haute-Gaspésie - La Mitis - Matane - Matapédia 2004, 2006.

Political History

Cabinet: Fisheries and Oceans critic.

Committee: Member, Public Accounts Committee.

Caucus: Member of the Bloc Québécois caucus.

Jérôme Landry

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Education: Bachelor's degree in geography and a B.Ed. from the Université de Sherbrooke.

Profession: Consultant

Career Background: Owner and director of FOCUS Consulting group. Member of Matane City Council and currently serves on the environmental consulting committee for the l’Union des municipalités du Québec. Has previously worked for community organizations and in tourism. Was education consultant for Groupe Collegia from 2001 to 2004.

Community Activities: Chairman of the local development association, the Société d'aide au dé de la collectivité de la région de Matane (SADC). Was chairman of the environmental group Uni-vert Matane, and president of the regional chamber of commerce from 1997 to 2000.

Electoral History

Municipal: Elected to Matane City Council in Nov. 2001.

Mailing address:

126 Rue St. Jean

Matane, Que.

G4W 2G7

Contact information:

Telephone: 418-562-1193

www.jeromelandry.ca

Louis Drainville

Party: Green Party of Canada

Birthdate: April 5, 1965

Age: 42

Birthplace: Lake St-Pierre, Que.

Education: Chemistry-biocehmistry and environmental chemistry from Université Québec, Rimouski. Biology degree with a minor in administration from Université Québec, Rimouski. Degree in general agriculture from the MacDonald Campus of McGill University.

Profession: Wildlife technician, biologist and agrologist

Marital Status: Single

Children: Two

Career Background: Currently president and director of TERRE-EAU Inc., a business he created in 1992. He has lectured at the Université Québec, Rimouski. Member of the Ordre des agronomes du Québec and many of its committees, including agroenvironmental certification, sustrainable development, agroenvironmental plan of fertilization and residual waste fertilization. He was founder and president of La CGIRE, a wind power management company, from 2003 to 2007.

Community Activities: He is president of the development committee Concert'Action Lepageois in the municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage. Member of the energy network of the Centre de Référence en Agriculature et Agroalimentaire du Québec and council member of Société Mitissienne de Développement Économique and Lire la Mer; bibliothèque de la Mer et du St-Laurent.

Mailing address:

199, Rang 4 Ouest

St-Joseph-de-Lepage, Que.

G5H 3K6

Contact information:

Telephone: 418-775-6464

pvc_hgmmm@globetrotter.net

Liliane Potvin

Party: Independent

Profession: Teacher

Career Background: Has been teaching at Métis Beach for 13 years.

Nancy Charest

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Birthdate: Nov. 28, 1959

Age: 48

Birthplace: Matane, Que.

Education: Earned a graduate degree in fiscal law from Laval University. Member of the Quebec Bar.

Profession: Lawyer

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Martin Côté

Children: Two - Pierre-Luc and Krystina.

Career Background: Started her career as legal counsel for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. She then worked as a legal aid lawyer in Chandler, Que., before joining the private sector, where she worked as a tax lawyer for several accounting firms, including Groupe Massé & Naud in Quebec City and Charron, Schiller & Associates in Laval. She was also a professor at HEC Montréal business school. From 1991 to 2003, she served as the senior director in the department of estates and trusts at KPMG, an international accounting and consulting firm, in Montreal. Currently, she is a consultant in government relations and advises on business mergers and acquisitions.

Community Activities: From 1994 to 2002, she sat on the board of directors of the Sir Thomas Chapais realty partnership. For two years, she also chaired the board of directors of the association of co-owners of Dockside condominiums.

Electoral History

Provincial: First elected in Matane in 2003.

Political History

Committee: Served on the committees on public finance, public administration and institutions.

Mailing address:

443 avenue Saint-Jérôme

Matane, Que.

G4W 3B6

Contact information:

Telephone: 418-566-6970

Toll Free: 1-877-566-6970

www.liberal.ca

Julie Demers

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Birthdate: June 25, 1969

Age: 39

Birthplace: Montreal

Profession: Translator and editor

Children: Three

Community Activities: Volunteers at her son's school.

Contact information:

Telephone: 514-590-0036

juliedemers@ndp.ca

juliedemers.ndp.ca

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