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Éric Charbonneau (born July 11, 1969) is a politician from
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, Canada. He was an
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Member of the
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for the electoral district of
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from 2007 to 2008. Born in
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,
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, Charbonneau graduated from the
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with a
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and
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in economics. He worked as an economist of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation and the Ministries of Energy and Natural Resources before working in management and planning as well as a foreman before his election in various local companies in the
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and Acton Vale areas in the Bois-Francs region. Charbonneau was first elected in the 2007 election with 36% of the vote.
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incumbent Claude Boucher, finished a close second with 35% of the vote. Charbonneau took office on April 12, 2007.Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
/ref> He was elected mayor of Acton Vale in 2009.


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* 1969 births Action démocratique du Québec MNAs Living people Mayors of Acton Vale, Quebec Politicians from Montreal Université de Sherbrooke alumni 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec 21st-century mayors of places in Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub