François Beaulne (born November 28, 1946) is a Quebec politician, he is the son of diplomats

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and Thérèse Pratte.

Biography

Beaulne earned two master's degree from the

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, in

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and in business administration, finance and commerce. He also has a doctorate in

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from

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. He taught economics at the

. He then worked at the Consul of Canada in San Francisco from 1974 to 1978 and at the Department of External Affairs of Canada from 1978 to 1980. He became vice-president, international affairs, at the National Bank of Canada from 1980 to 1986. He returned to teaching at the

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from 1987 until 1989.

Political career

While teaching, he ran for the

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in the riding of Laurier-Sainte-Marie in the 1988 federal election, finishing in a strong third place. He caught the attention of

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, the leader of the

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and served as his Senior Economic Advisor. Beaulne ran in the riding of

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and won. He was re-elected in

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and served as Parliamentary Assistant to Premier

. Beaulne was re-elected in

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, he went on to serve as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration in the

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government. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for International Relations in the

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government until becoming the Second Vice President of the National Assembly of Quebec. Beaulne ran for re-election in 2003 but lost narrowly to

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as the Landry Government was turfed from office.Francois Beaulne Quebec National Assembly Biography
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Diplomatic career

After losing his seat, Beaulne went to work at the United Nations and was a political adviser in five countries:

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, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire and

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. He received the Cambodia Medal of Merit for his contribution to parliamentary democracy.

Attempted political comeback

In 2015, Beaulne sought the

nomination for the new riding of

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, he lost to Raphaël Fortin.

Electoral record

Federal

Provincial

References

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