Jonathan Genest-Jourdain, (born July 16, 1979) is a Canadian politician from Quebec. Genest-Jourdain served as the

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Member of Parliament for Manicouagan and as a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet from 2011-2015.

Career

Jonathan Genest-Jourdain entered municipal politics in Sept-Îles in 2009. Through his legal work, Genest-Jourdain has been an ardent activist for Aboriginal, Quebec and Canadian heritage issues. Genest-Jourdain defeated

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incumbent MP

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at the

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, becoming the first-ever NDP member to represent the Manicouagan riding. Along with fellow NDP member

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, Genest-Jourdain was one of two

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members currently representing Quebec in the

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. He was a member of the

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. A member of the

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, Genest-Jourdain is a lawyer originally from the

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village of Uashat-Maliotenam located in the

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. Genest-Jourdain obtained a law degree from Université Laval in 2004 and started a graduate certificate in corporate law. He has been a member of the

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since 2007. Genest-Jourdain has devoted himself to the application of professional principles, including social intervention. Genest-Jourdain was a supporter of

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's candidacy for federal leadership of the NDP to succeed the late

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. Genest-Jourdain finished third in his own riding of Manicouagan in the 2015 Canadian Federal Election.

Shadow Cabinet

Shortly after entering Parliament in May 2011, Genest-Jourdain was appointed Deputy Critic for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development by Layton.Layton unveils shadow economic development team, deputy critics
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Election record

Notes

References

External links

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Official NDP site
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