Daniel Ratthé (born 8 June 1956) is a politician in the

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, who was elected to represent the riding of Blainville in the

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in the 2008 provincial election. He is an Independent MNA and a former member of the CAQ as well as a former member of the

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. From 1976 to 1984, Ratthé worked for various positions at several radio stations in Laval including

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(now Rythme FM) and

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. He later worked for six years for

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as the sales representative for Eastern Canada in the Media and Recording department and from 1990 to 1997 as the regional director of sales. Since 1997, he was the national director of sales and business development for CEDROM-SNi Inc. Ratthé was also a municipal councilor for the City of Blainville and obtained a college degree in humanities in 1997 at College Montmorency in Laval. Ratthé defeated former Blainville mayor Pierre Gingras in the 2008 elections for the MNA seat of Blainville. In 2011 he left the PQ, and later that year on 19 December he joined the CAQ.

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* 1956 births Coalition Avenir Québec MNAs Living people Parti Québécois MNAs People from Blainville, Quebec Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec Independent MNAs in Quebec 21st-century Canadian politicians Politicians affected by a party expulsion process French Quebecers {{CoalitionAvenirQuébec-Quebec-MNA-stub