Jean-Pierre Blackburn, (born July 6, 1948) is a

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politician and diplomat. He was the

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(MP) for the riding of

Jonquière—Alma Jonquière—Alma was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011. It was created in 2003 from parts of Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay ridings. It co ...

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; earlier, he was the Progressive Conservative MP for

Jonquière Jonquière (; ; 2021 population: 60,250) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Saguenay River, near the borough of Chicoutimi. History Jonquière ...

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

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. Blackburn was born in

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. In 1993, Blackburn was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence. On February 6, 2006, he was appointed Minister of Labour and Housing in

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. He was shuffled to the National Revenue portfolio on October 30, 2008, and became Minister of Veterans Affairs in 201

In the May 2011 federal election, Blackburn lost to the NDP candidate, Claude Patry. A businessman, Blackburn holds a bachelor's degree in administration and a master's in regional studies and intervention from the

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi The Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) is a branch of the Université du Québec network founded in 1969 and based in the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. UQAC has secondary study centres in La Malbaie, Saint-Félicien ...

. He has also been a manager, administrator and a professor. More recently, he has been the president of Blackburn Communications Inc. He was named Canada's Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to

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in December 2011. In May 2017, Jean-Pierre Blackburn became leader of the Citizens' Party of Saguenay in order to be a candidate for Mayor's office in the November municipal election.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackburn, Jean-Pierre 1948 births Conservative Party of Canada MPs French Quebecers Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Université du Québec à Chicoutimi alumni Permanent Delegates of Canada to UNESCO Members of the 28th Canadian Ministry Ministers of Labour of Canada