Claude L'Écuyer (born January 26, 1947, in

Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec Saint-Hyacinthe ( , ) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie r ...

) is a politician from

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, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the

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for the electoral district of

Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Hyacinthe ( , ) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie regi ...

from 2007 to 2008. L'Ecuyer holds a degree in law from the

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (; UdeM; ) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on M ...

and is a member of the Barreau du Québec and the Canadian Bar since 1973. He practiced law for nearly 35 years before jumping to provincial politics. He also a secretary of the Administration Committee of the Honore-Mercier Hospital in Saint-Hyacinthe and a member of the economic and industrial development in that region. He was first elected in the 2007 election with 36% of the vote.

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incumbent Léandre Dion, who was running for a fourth consecutive term, finished second with 32% of the vote. L'Écuyer took office on April 12, 2007.Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
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