Jean-Claude "J.C." D'Amours (born December 19, 1972) is a

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politician and who represents Edmundston-Madawaska Centre in the New Brunswick legislature. He is a former Member of Parliament for

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. Born in

Edmundston Edmundston () is a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. Established in 1850, it had a population of 16,437 as of 2021. On January 1, 2023, Edmundston amalgamated with the village of Rivière-Verte, New Brunswick, Rivière-Verte and ...

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, D'Amours served as a city councillor in Edmundston from 1998 to 2004. D'Amours is a former account executive, development manager and a financial agent/adviser/consultant. In the 2004 federal election, D'Amours was elected to the

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as a member of the

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. During his first mandate, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, the Standing Committee on Official Languages and the Subcommittee on the Employment Insurance Funds of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election after a close race with

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candidate

Jean-Pierre Ouellet Jean-Pierre Ouellet (born August 21, 1946 in Saint-Éleuthère, Quebec, Saint-Éleuthère, Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Kamouraska County, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian politician in the province of New Brunswick. He is a ...

. His campaign focused on improving the Employment Insurance Program, transferring federal government jobs to rural regions, creating a community development fund and creating a national forum on the

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industry. D'Amours was defeated by Conservative

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in the 2011 federal election. D'Amours was elected in the 2018 provincial election and re-elected in the 2020 provincial election. As of September 8, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Health. D'Amours was re-elected in the 2024 general election. On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister responsible for Immigration and Minister responsible for Military Affairs.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Amours, Jean-Claude 1972 births Politicians of Acadian descent Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick People from Edmundston New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs New Brunswick municipal councillors 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick