Réjean Hébert is a

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politician and geriatrician. He was a member of the

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for the riding of Saint-François, first elected in the 2012 election, he served as Minister of Health and Social Services in the government of

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. His narrow victory over

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candidate Nathalie Goguen was confirmed in a judicial recount on September 14, 2012. He was defeated in the

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by Liberal candidate Guy Hardy. Hebert was dean of the School of Public Health at the Universite de Montreal. In September 2019, Hébert was confirmed as the federal

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candidate in the Longueuil—Saint-Hubert electoral district. He won the nomination by acclamation, but did not win the election. Hébert was married and had children before coming out as

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at age 40. He was one of three openly gay members of the National Assembly during his time in office, alongside Sylvain Gaudreault and Agnès Maltais. He was appointed as an Officer of the

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in 2023. He currently resides in

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Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Monique Gagnon-Tremblay ( ; born May 26, 1940, in Plessisville, Quebec, Plessisville, Quebec) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. She was the MNA for the Electoral district (Canada), riding of Saint-François (electoral district), Saint-François ...

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