Pierre Michel Auger (born January 11, 1963) is a

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politician, who was a Member of the

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for the electoral district of Champlain from 2007 to 2008 and again since 2014. Born in Shawinigan,

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, Auger holds a

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from the

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in business administration and did additional courses in a master's degree program in applied sciences and industrial safety and health. Prior to his election, Auger taught at Collège Laflèche in

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, and was also a coordinator at the same college in tourism and hotel management. He was also the owner of a local

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company, a hockey coach for several local clubs in several divisions and a member of the Association des restaurateurs du Québec and the Association des hôteliers du Québec. Running for the Action démocratique du Québec, he was first elected to the

in the 2007 general election with 45% of the vote.

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incumbent

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finished second with 31% of the vote. On October 23, 2008, he and fellow ADQ MNA

André Riedl André Riedl (October 10, 1940 - April 5, 2023) was a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Iberville from 2007 to 2008. Born in the Saint-Henri neighbourhood in Montreal on Octo ...

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to sit as members of the caucus of the governing Liberal Party.Deux adéquistes font le saut dans le camp libéral, LCN, October 23, 2008
/ref> In the 2008 general election, Auger lost re-election against PQ candidate Noëlla Champagne, following which the Liberal government appointed Auger as commissioner and vice-president of the Régie du bâtiment du Québec. Auger was elected again to the National Assembly in the 2014 general election.

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