Jeannot Volpé (born June 28, 1950) is a

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in the Province of New Brunswick. Born in Saint-Jacques,

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, Volpé graduated from the

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in 1973 with a Bachelor of Physical Education degree and taught school until 1980. He was

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to the

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and re-elected in

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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

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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.

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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 {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub