- Paul Bégin
Paul Bégin (born
May 15 ,1943 in Dolbeau, Quebec) is a formerQuebec politician and Cabinet Minister. Member of theParti Québecois , he served as the province's Justice Minister from 1994 to 1997 and from 2001 to 2002.Begin is a graduate from the
Université Laval obtaining a law degree. He was admitted to theBarreau du Québec in 1969 and practice law for 25 years mostly at the law firm Pinsonneault Pothier Begin Delisle.He was first elected in the Louis-Hébert riding in the 1994 elections when the Parti Québecois re-claimed power after 9 years of Liberal governance under
Robert Bourassa andDaniel Johnson Jr. . During his political career, he was also a member of Cabinet, being first named for the first time as Justice Minister in theJacques Parizeau (and laterLucien Bouchard )Cabinet from 1994 to 1997. He was also the Environment Minister from 1997 to 2001, Minister of Wildlife from 1997 to 1998 and Minister of Revenue from 1999 to 2001 before being re-named as Justice Minister in theBernard Landry Cabinet for his final year until he sat as an Independent MNA in 2002. He did not seek a third mandate in the 2003 elections.External links
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/b/begp1.shtml National Assembly Biography of Paul Bégin] fr icon
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