Émilien Pelletier (born September 13, 1945) is a

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politician in the province of

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. Pelletier was elected to represent the riding of

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in the

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in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the

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. Pelletier attended several schools in several different fields. He attended the Collège Notre-Dame-des-Champs, in Sully from 1958 to 1963 in sciences and letters. He then followed several courses related to electricity and electronics at

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, the Institut in Technology in

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and the CEGEP Édouard-Montpetit. Pelletier then followed courses at CEGEP de Saint-Hyacinthe in computer sciences, human work behavior and retiring training. Pelletier worked for

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for over 30 years as a technician and drawer. He also briefly worked as a teacher at the Richelieu-Yamaska school board at an adult institution. In politics, he was elected to the municipal council of

in 2000 and re-elected in 2002 (without opposition) and 2005. Pelletier is a long-time member of the Parti Québécois since 1970 and was a member of former Premier

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's Sovereignty Association Movement in 1968. He is also a long-time member of the

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, the

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and the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste.

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Living people Parti Québécois MNAs 1945 births Quebec municipal councillors 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec Cégep Édouard-Montpetit alumni {{PartiQuébécois-Quebec-MNA-stub