André Gabias (born May 20, 1956) is a politician in

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, Canada. He holds a degree in

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from the

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, and has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 1981. Since 1984, he has taught law at the

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières The Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) (''English: University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières''), also known as "l'université du peuple", established in 1969 and mainly located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, is a public universi ...

and is a member of the

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. He represents the electoral district of

Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...

and is a member of the

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(QLP). Born in

, Gabias was first elected in the 2003 election, and originally served as the

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to the Minister of Public Security. In the spring of 2005, he was appointed as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade. Gabias is preceded in his political career by his father, past Trois-Rivières MLA and Union Nationale Minister

Yves Gabias Yves Gabias (December 8, 1920 – March 25, 2002) was a politician from Quebec, Canada. Background He was born on December 8, 1920 in Montreal and was a lawyer. He was the father of Liberal MNA André Gabias. Member of the legislature ...

, and his grandfather Joseph-Maurice Gabias, once Liberal MLA for Montréal—Saint-Henri and Assistant Mayor of the City of

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. Prior to serving as a member of the Quebec legislature, he maintained a private civil and commercial practice in municipal and administrative law. He is also the founder and President of the ''Jeune Chambre de Commerce'' (Junior Chamber of Commerce) of the

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

, and is the founder of ''

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'' (Operation Red Nose) for Trois-Rivières. In the 2007 Quebec elections, Gabias lost the seat to the

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Sébastien Proulx Sébastien Proulx (born March 28, 1975) is a Canadian politician. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Action may refer to: * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game ...

who had received the support of

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Yves Lévesque Yves Lévesque (born 1957) is a Canadian politician, who served as Mayor of Trois-Rivières between 2001 and 2018. Career City Councillor Lévesque won his first electoral victory in 1994, when he became city councilor in Trois-Rivières-Ouest. ...

during the campaign

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gabias, Andre 1956 births Living people People from Trois-Rivières Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Université de Sherbrooke alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians