Gérard Latulippe (born November 5, 1944) is a

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diplomat and former politician, currently serving as Canada's high commissioner to

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."Gérard Latulippe nommé ambassadeur"
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'', November 24, 2012. Born in

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, he studied economics at

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and law at the

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and the

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. He worked as a lawyer. He first ran for election to the

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in the 1981 election, as a

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candidate in

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. Unsuccessful in that election, he ran in Chambly in the 1985 election, and was elected that year."Gérard Latulippe, nouveau président de Droits et Démocratie"
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'', February 22, 2010. He served in the cabinet of premier

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from 1985 to 1987 as solicitor general. He did not run for reelection to the legislature in the 1989 provincial election, but was appointed as Quebec's provincial delegate general to

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. He served in that role until 1994, when he was appointed as the provincial delegate general in

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. His work as delegate in Mexico left mixed memories. A major Mexican newspaper published an article accusing him of having put a brake on cultural relations between Quebec and Mexico. A former employee said that there was a tense atmosphere, observing that Gérard Latulippe was "unpredictable" and sometimes got carried away in epic anger. He ran as a

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candidate in the riding of Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier in the 2000 federal election, but was not elected. He also served as

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to Canadian Alliance leader

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. He subsequently worked for the

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on international development projects, including in

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and the

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."Foreign Affairs Minister picks new president for splintered rights agency"
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'', February 22, 2010. In 2010 he was named as head of the Canadian human rights organization Rights and Democracy, holding this role until the organization was dissolved in 2012. He was then named to his current post as high commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago.

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1944 births Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Living people High commissioners of Canada to Trinidad and Tobago Canadian Alliance candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Candidates in the 2000 Canadian federal election Politicians from Montreal Quebec candidates for Member of Parliament Members of the Executive Council of Quebec 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-MNA-stub