Jacques Chagnon (born August 28, 1952) is a retired

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politician who served in the

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from 1985 to 2018. He holds a bachelor's degree in

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from

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and graduate degrees in political science and in

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from the

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. He is a former school board commissioner, former president of the Chambly regional

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and the former president of the Fédération des commission scolaires catholiques du Québec. He represented the electoral districts of Saint-Louis from 1985 to 1994 and

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from 1994 to 2018 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP). He was the Minister of Education in the government of Daniel Johnson from January 11, 1994 to September 26, 1994 when the QLP was defeated in the 1994 election. When the QLP retook power in 2003, he was appointed to cabinet by Premier

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as Minister of Public Security from April 29, 2003 to February 18, 2005. During his time as Minister of Public Security, he had to deal with the

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crisis. His performance during this time as well as certain remarks that were perceived as offensive towards aboriginals may explain Charest's decision to drop him from cabinet in 2005. Chagnon was the chair the committee on education in the National Assembly until 2007 and was named the Second Vice-President of the National Assembly after the elections. Chagnon was first elected in the riding of Saint-Louis in the 1985 election and was re-elected again in 1989. He was then elected in the new riding of

during the

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election. He was subsequently re-elected in this riding in the 1998, 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2012 elections. On April 5, 2011 Chagnon was appointed Speaker of the National Assembly, serving until his retirement in 2018. In May 2020 he was accused of unwanted sexual contact by then visiting president of the

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, Emily Hoyos, dating back to 2011. However, charges were never filled.

Electoral record (partial)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chagnon, Jacques 1952 births Concordia University alumni Living people Members of the Executive Council of Quebec Politicians from Montreal Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec Vice Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec 21st-century Canadian politicians

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Electoral record (partial)

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