Réjean Hébert is a

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politician and

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. He was a member of the

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for the riding of Saint-François, first elected in the

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, he served as Minister of Health and Social Services in the government of

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. His narrow victory over Quebec Liberal Party candidate Nathalie Goguen was confirmed in a

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on September 14, 2012. He was defeated in the

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by Liberal candidate Guy Hardy. Hebert was dean of the School of Public Health at the Universite de Montreal. In September 2019, Hébert was confirmed as the federal Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the

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electoral district. He won the nomination by acclamation, but did not win the election. Hébert was married and had children before coming out as

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at age 40. He was one of three openly gay members of the National Assembly during his time in office, alongside Sylvain Gaudreault and

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."Absence d'élus libéraux gais : pas de problème pour Stéphanie Vallée"

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, June 26, 2016.

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