Jeannot Volpé (born June 28, 1950) is a
Canadian
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politician
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in the
Province of New Brunswick.
Born in
Saint-Jacques,
New Brunswick
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, Volpé graduated from the
University of Moncton
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in 1973 with a
Bachelor of Physical Education degree and taught school until 1980. He was
elected Elected may refer to:
* "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973
* ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008
*The Elected, an American indie rock band
See also
*Election
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to the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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in
1995
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and re-elected in
1999
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,
2003 and
2006.
He represented the
electoral district of
Madawaska-les-Lacs and was a member of the
cabinet from 1999 to 2006. On December 19, 2006, he was elected
interim leader of the
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, he became
leader of the opposition in the Legislature upon
Bernard Lord's resignation from that role on January 31, 2007.
Volpé married former Progressive Conservative MLA and Cabinet Minister
Kim Jardine
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, whom he met when he served in cabinet with her from 1999 to 2003, on May 19, 2007.
In May 2009, Volpé announced that he was not reoffering in the
2010 election.
In 2012, Volpe took the Government to the Human Rights Commission over a 1/3 cut in government pensions.
Notes
References
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1950 births
Living people
Université de Moncton alumni
Canadian educators
Canadian women educators
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs
Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
People from Madawaska County, New Brunswick
21st-century Canadian politicians
Finance ministers of New Brunswick
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