François Benjamin (born April 18, 1962) is a Canadian politician in

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. He was an

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(ADQ) Member of the

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for the electoral district of Berthier from 2007 to 2008. Benjamin was born in

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, Quebec. From 1999 until his election as MNA, he served as mayor of Mandeville and was the prefect for

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. He also worked for Arcon Canada as a supervisor, for

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as an entrepreneur and for Cité-Amérique as a supervisor for the technical production for the movie '' Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'' that was filmed in Mandeville in 2002. Benjamin was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2007 election with 42% of the vote.

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(PQ) incumbent Alexandre Bourdeau finished second with 35% of the vote. He took office on April 12, 2007 and became the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister for Culture and Communications on April 19, 2007. Before joining the ADQ and CAQ, Benjamin supported the PQ.Les nouveaux visages de l'ADQ, La Presse, March 27, 2007
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, he ran unsuccessfully for the CAQ in Berthier.

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