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Serge Fontaine (born September 17, 1947) is a
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politician in the province of
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.


Background

He was born on September 17, 1947 in
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and was an attorney.


Political career

Fontaine was elected as a Union Nationale candidate to the provincial legislature in the district of Nicolet with 35% of the vote in the 1976 election. He served as his party's Deputy House Whip in 1980 and 1981. He finished a close third with 32% of the vote against
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candidate Yves Beaumier and lost in the 1981 election. Fontaine helped found the modern version of the
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and served for a time as its leader. In November 2011, he resigned and joined the Coalition Avenir Québec.


References

1947 births Living people Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs People from Centre-du-Québec {{Quebec-MNA-stub