Hector George Joseph Goudreau (born October 11, 1950) is a politician from

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, Canada. He is originally from the francophone area of Beaumont, Alberta, located just south of Edmonton's metro population. Hector is a former member of the

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, having been elected for 2 terms as an MLA for the Progressive Conservatives. In the

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Hector narrowly hung on to his seat defeating Dale Lueken from the

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in one of the closest election battles outside of the

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region. On December 15, 2006, Hector Goudreau became Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture under newly elected Premier

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. After the election of 2008, Goudreau was named the Minister of Employment and Immigration. After Alison Redford became Premier in October 2011, Goudreau was shuffled out of Cabinet in his role as Minister of Municipal Affairs and replaced by fellow PC MLA

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. Goudreau has three daughters: Micheline, Monique and Melanie. He lives in

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with his wife Angeline.

Controversy

In March 2012, Hector Goudreau received criticism after CBC News obtained a letter written by Goudreau warning a northern Alberta school division that it could lose further funding if it continued publicizing their school funding problems. Goudreau sent subsequent letters to the school division apologizing and later stepped down from his position as chair of the Cabinet Policy Committee on Community Development.

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Hector Goudreau biography
1950 births Living people Franco-Albertan people Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Alberta 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Alberta-politician-stub