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Marc-Yvan Côté
Marc-Yvan Côté (born March 27, 1947 in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec) is a former Quebec politician and Cabinet Minister for the Quebec Liberal Party. He was the Health and Social Services Minister (government), Minister in the Robert Bourassa government from 1989 to 1994. Education and professional career A graduate from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in political sciences and history, Côté was a geography and history teacher at a local high school in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts in the Gaspésie region for two years. Political career Cote's first stint in provincial politics lasted three years from 1973 Quebec general election, 1973 to 1976 in which he was elected in Matane (provincial electoral district), Matane before losing his seat in the 1976 Quebec general election, 1976 elections when the Parti Québécois rose to power for the first time ever. After losing his seat, Cote worked for the Liberals until he returned as National Assembly of Quebec, MNA in Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Quebec
The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; french: Parti libéral du Québec, PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955. The QLP has always been associated with the colour red; each of their main opponents in different eras have been generally associated with the colour blue. The QLP has traditionally supported a form of Quebec federalist ideology with nuanced Canadian nationalist tones that supports Quebec remaining within the Canadian federation, while also supporting reforms that would allow substantial autonomism in Quebec. In the context of federal Canadian politics,Haddow and Klassen 2006 ''Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy''. University of Toronto Press. it is a more centrist party when compared to Conservative and Liberal parties in other provinces, such as the British Columbia Liberal Party. History Pre-Confederation The Liberal Party is descended from the Parti canadien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
