Sylvain Légaré (born October 22, 1970) is a politician in

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, Canada. He was an

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(ADQ) Member of the

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(MNA) for the Vanier riding from 2004 to 2008. Born in

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, Légaré studied financial planning at the

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and TELUQ, graduating in 2000, and has worked as a financial advisor since 1999. He owned a financial service firm in 2003. He also worked at

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as a weather observer from 1997 to 1999. He was president of the Charlesbourg Arts Society, co-founder and member of the ADQ's riding association in Vanier, ADQ regional advisor for the Greater Québec region September 2003 to 2004, a logistics adviser for Biathlon Canada (2002–2004), and was a reservist in the 58th Air Defence Battalion of the

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for a very short time. He was also a coach and

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and

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for local minor leagues Before his jump to provincial politics, Légaré was a candidate for city council in

in 2001 but was not elected. He was elected as the MNA for Vanier in the by-election held on September 20, 2004. He has been a member of the National Assembly's committee on labour and the economy since October 20, 2004. He was re-elected in the 2007 elections and named the critic for

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Mario Dumont Mario Dumont (born May 19, 1970) is a Canadian television personality and former politician in Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA), and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ), from 1994 to 2 ...

. He was defeated in the 2008 election. On November 1, 2009, Légaré was elected as a city councillor in the Quebec City district of Val-Bélair as a member of the team of Mayor Régis Labeaume for the

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1970 births Action démocratique du Québec MNAs Living people Université Laval alumni Quebec City councillors 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-MNA-stub