Alexandre Cloutier (born September 1, 1977) is a
Canadian politician and lawyer. He was a member of
National Assembly of Quebec for the
riding of
Lac-Saint-Jean in the
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (, ) is a region in Quebec, Canada. It contains the Saguenay Fjord, the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region. It is also known as Sagamie in French, from the first part of "Saguenay" and th ...
region from 2007 to 2018, representing the
Parti Québécois.
Biography
Cloutier holds an
IB Diploma from the
Petit Séminaire de Québec, a
bachelor's degree in law from the
University of Ottawa, a
master's degree in
constitutional law from the
Université de Montréal, and a master's degree in public
international law from the
University of Cambridge.
Prior to beginning his career he worked at the
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial system of Canada. It comprises List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, nine justices, wh ...
as a clerk for Justice
Charles Gonthier. He became a member of the
Barreau du Québec
The Bar of Quebec (french: Barreau du Québec) is the regulatory body for the practice of advocates in the Canadian province of Quebec and one of two legal regulatory bodies in the province. It was founded on May 30, 1849, as the Bar of Lower Ca ...
in 2002 and thereafter worked variously as a lawyer and lecturer at the
University of Ottawa. He also acted as a political aide to both the former federal MP for
Lac-Saint-Jean-Saguenay in 2000 and to his Lac-Saint-Jean MNA and predecessor
Stéphan Tremblay
Stéphan Tremblay (born November 4, 1973) is a former politician in Quebec, Canada. Tremblay was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1996 to 2002, and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2002 to 2006. He was born in Alma, ...
in 2006.
Cloutier was elected as the riding's MNA in the
2007 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2007.
* Electoral calendar 2007
* Elections in 2007
* 2007 United Nations Security Council election
Africa
* 52nd National Conference of the African National Congress
* 2007 Algerian legislative elec ...
in which he defeated the
Liberal Party candidate
Yves Bolduc. He was named the PQ's critic in research and development by leader
André Boisclair
André Boisclair (; born April 14, 1966) is a former Canadian politician and convicted sex offender in Quebec, Canada. He was the leader of the Parti Québécois, a social democratic and sovereigntist party in Quebec.
Between January 1996 and M ...
. After
Pauline Marois' nomination as the new leader of the PQ, he was named the critic for Canadian intergovernmental affairs.
In
Pauline Marois's 2012–2014 government he held cabinet posts as the Minister responsible for the Nord-du-Québec region and subsequently as the Minister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, the Canadian Francophonie and Sovereignist Governance.
Offices held
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Notes and references
External links
Official Website of Alexandre Cloutier
*
1977 births
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
French Quebecers
Living people
Parti Québécois MNAs
Members of the Executive Council of Quebec
Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec
Lawyers in Quebec
Université de Montréal alumni
Université Laval alumni
University of Ottawa alumni
Clerks of the Supreme Court of Canada
21st-century Canadian politicians
Collège François-de-Laval alumni
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