Jean-François Gosselin (born April 17, 1975 in

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) is a politician from

, Canada. He was an

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Member of the

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for the electoral district of Jean-Lesage from 2007 to 2008. He is currently the leader of the opposition on

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. He graduated from the

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in 1999 where he obtained a bachelor and a

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. He then worked for sales and business development as well as in development and partnership strategies for 4 years including with

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. He was the manager of the Quebec City soccer ligue and was also a professional hockey player for the Shreveport Mudbugs of the

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in 1999. In the community, he worked for the Quebec Fondation for

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and made promotion tours in the

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for promoting French in community organization and schools. Gosselin was first elected in the 2007 election with 40% of the vote. Liberal

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and cabinet member Michel Després finished second with 29% of the vote. Gosselin took office on April 12, 2007.Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
/ref> He was defeated in the 2008 election. Gosselin was a candidate for the

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in the 2012 election.

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* 1975 births 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec Action démocratique du Québec MNAs Ice hockey people from Quebec City Living people Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni RPI Engineers men's ice hockey players Quebec City councillors {{Quebec-MNA-stub