Geoffrey Kelley

Infobox QuebecMNA | name= Geoffrey Kelley


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birth_place= Montreal, Quebec
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profession= teacher, coach
party= Quebec Liberal Party
party colour= Liberal
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riding=Jacques-Cartier (1994-present)
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spouse= Judy Harper|

Geoffrey Kelley (born February 17, 1955 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec politician, coach and teacher. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Jacques-Cartier in Montreal's West Island region. He represents the Quebec Liberal Party.

Kelley went to the Université de Montréal to study French courses and then obtained a diploma at John Abbott College. He would later obtain a Bachelor's degree in history and a Master's degree in modern history of Canada at McGill University. He was then a teacher at Commission scolaire du Lakeshore and a lecturer at various institutions including John Abbott College, Collège Marie-Victorin and McGill University. He was also the political aide for several Ministers including the Minister of Education (1990), the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Public Security (1990-1994) and was a chief of staff of the Deputy Premier and the President of the Treasury Board (1994).

Kelley was also a coach of a Lakeshore soccer club and was an outfielder for a Beaconsfield baseball club.

Kelley jumped into politics when he was elected in 1994 in Jacques-Cartier and re-elected in 1998. He served as the Liberal's critics in family policy and native affairs. After being re-elected in 2003, he was a backbencher until he was named Minister for Native Affairs in 2005. Despite being re-elected to a 4th term in the 2007 elections, he was not re-appointed to the Jean Charest Cabinet. He is currently Chair of the Social Affairs Commission.

External links

* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/eng/Membres/notices/j-l/kelg1.shtml Biography of Geoffrey Kelley] fr icon