André Villeneuve is a
Canadian
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politician. Villeneuve was elected to represent the riding of
Berthier in the
National Assembly of Quebec
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in the
2008 provincial election. He is a member of the
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois (PQ; , ) is a sovereignist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishi ...
.
Villeneuve attended the
CEGEP de Maisonneuve and followed courses in humanities, police courses, American history and contemporary international problems as well as course in administration at
CEGEP L'Assomption. From 1980 to 1989 he would work in the fields of sales, home improvement, renovation and landscaping before becoming a business chief for a concrete firm after 1989.
In municipal and regional politics, Villeneuve was elected the mayor of
Lanoraie was also a prefect for the
D'Autray Regional County Municipality
D'Autray () is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Berthierville.
The municipality has a land area of 1,249.30 km2 and its population was 42,189 inhabitants as of the 2016 Census. Its lar ...
. He was also a member of the executive council for the Conseil régional de transport de Lanaudière and Conférence régionale des élus de Lanaudière.
Villeneuve defeated the
ADQ's Francois Benjamin in the 2008 provincial elections.
References
External links
Official website
Living people
Parti Québécois MNAs
20th-century mayors of places in Quebec
1961 births
21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec
Collège de Maisonneuve alumni
21st-century mayors of places in Quebec
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