Marjolain Dufour (born November 28, 1958 in

Baie-Comeau Baie-Comeau (; 2021 city population 20,687; CA population 26,643) is a city located approximately north-east of Quebec City in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River nea ...

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) is a former politician in

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, who was a

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member of the

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, representing the electoral district of

René-Lévesque René-Lévesque is a provincial electoral district in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Baie-Comeau, Forestville and Pointe-Lebel as well ...

in the

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region, from 2003 to 2015. Dufour worked from 1977 to 1998 at

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in Baie-Comeau and was the regional president of the trade union group the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) for six years and the vice-president of the aluminum union group of Baie-Comeau. Dufour was elected in the 2003 election in the riding of René-Lévesque and was named the opposition critic for labour. He announced his resignation from the legislature, citing health reasons, in September 2015."PQ MNA Marjolain Dufour quits for health reasons"
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'', September 3, 2015.

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* 1958 births Living people Parti Québécois MNAs People from Baie-Comeau 21st-century Canadian politicians French Quebecers Confédération des syndicats nationaux {{PartiQuébécois-Quebec-MNA-stub