Jean-François Roux (born February 19, 1973) is a politician from

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, Canada. He was an

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Member of the

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for the electoral district of Arthabaska from 2007 to 2008. Roux was born in

Victoriaville Victoriaville () is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of ...

. He studied

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and

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Bishop's University Bishop's University () is a small English-language Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Lennoxville, a borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The founder of the institution was the Anglican Diocese of Quebec, Anglican Bishop of Quebec ...

but did not complete a degree. He worked as a director for several small businesses in Victoriaville including a director for sales and director for projects. He was also a football instructor for two secondary school football team as well as a community radio host for Bishop's University's CJMQ-FM. He was also the founder of the pastoral collegiate council at the

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. He was first elected in the 2007 election with 42% of the vote. Liberal incumbent Claude Bachand, finished second with 30% of the vote. Roux took office on April 12, 2007, and was named the critic for regions until May 2008.Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
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* 1973 births Action démocratique du Québec MNAs Living people People from Victoriaville Politicians from Centre-du-Québec 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-MNA-stub