Pascal Beaupré (born March 20, 1983) is a Canadian politician from

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. He was an

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member of the

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for the district of

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from 2007 to 2008. Born in

, Quebec, Beaupré graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from the

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and was admitted to the bar in 2005. He practised law for the next two years. Prior to being a member of the ADQ, he was a president of the federal

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riding association in Joliette. Beaupré was first elected in

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with 37% of the vote.

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Claude Duceppe, the brother of

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leader

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, finished second with 35% of the vote. He took office on April 12, 2007. In the 2008 election, Beaupré lost re-election against PQ candidate

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. He was a candidate for the

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in the 2012 election.

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* 1983 births Action démocratique du Québec MNAs Living people People from Joliette Politicians from Lanaudière Lawyers in Quebec Université de Montréal alumni 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-MNA-stub