- Pierre Gingras
Infobox QuebecMNA | name= Pierre Gingras
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term_start=April 25 ,2007
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predecessor=Richard Legendre
birth_date= April 21
birth_place=Saint-Sauveur d'Almaville, Quebec
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profession=
party= Action democratique du Quebec
party colour= ADQ
residence=
riding=Blainville (2007-present)
portfolio= Metropole
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spouse= Christiane Lefebvre|Pierre Gingras is a politician from
Quebec ,Canada , and theAction démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Blainville.Background
From 1993 to 2005, Gingras served as
Mayor of Blainville and was a councillor from 1989 to 1993 and the leader of the Civil action municipal political party for 14 years. He also worked theCommission scolaire des Mille-Îles for 9 years as well as in the printing industry. In addition, he was also member of economic committees in theLaurentides region and president of the Quebec committee of the Organisation Mondiale de la Famille and president of the North American branch of that organization.Member of the Provincial Legislature
Gingras was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2007 election with 42% of the vote.
Parti Québécois (PQ)incumbent Richard Legendre , finished second with 33% of the vote.On March 29, 2007, Gingras was appointed Chairman of the
Official Opposition Caucus. [ [http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Politique/2007/03/29/004-adq-responsables-assemblee.shtml Dumont désigne ses lieutenants, Radio-Canada, March 29, 2007] ] [ [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070329/CPACTUALITES02/70329186/6461/CPACTUALITES02 Dumont présente les membres de son équipe, Cyberpresse, March 29, 2007] ]Federal Politics
He campaigned on behalf of local Conservative candidate Claude Carignan during the federal election of 2008. [ [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080911/CPACTUALITES/80910261/-1/CPACTUALITES L’ADQ monte au front pour aider les conservateurs, Joël-Denis Bellavance, La Presse, September 11, 2008] ]
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External links
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/eng/Membres/notices/g-i/ginp1.shtml Pierre GINGRAS] at
National Assembly of Quebec
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