Jean-Claude "J.C." D'Amours (born December 19, 1972) is a

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politician and who represents Edmundston-Madawaska Centre in the New Brunswick legislature. He is a former

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for

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. Born in

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, D'Amours served as a city councillor in Edmundston from 1998 to 2004. D'Amours is a former account executive, development manager and a financial agent/adviser/consultant. In the 2004 federal election, D'Amours was elected to the

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as a member of the

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. During his first mandate, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, the Standing Committee on Official Languages and the Subcommittee on the Employment Insurance Funds of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election after a close race with

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candidate

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. His campaign focused on improving the Employment Insurance Program, transferring federal government jobs to rural regions, creating a community development fund and creating a national forum on the

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industry. D'Amours was defeated by Conservative Bernard Valcourt in the 2011 federal election. D'Amours was elected in the 2018 provincial election and re-elected in the 2020 provincial election.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:DAmours, Jean-Claude 1972 births Acadian people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick People from Edmundston New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs New Brunswick municipal councillors 21st-century Canadian politicians