- Jean-François Bertrand
Jean-François Bertrand is a politician in
Québec ,Canada . [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/b/bertjf.htm Biography of Jean-François Bertrand, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]Background
He was born on
June 22 ,1946 inCowansville ,Quebec and has a degree inpolitical science fromUniversité Laval . He is the son of politicians Jean-Jacques andGabrielle Bertrand .Member of the Legislature
Bertrand became an executive member of the
Parti Québécois in 1974 and was elected to theNational Assembly of Quebec in the 1976 election. He served as parliamentary assistant and DeputyHouse Leader from 1978 to the 1981 election.Cabinet Member
He was re-elected in 1981 and was appointed to Premier
René Lévesque 's Cabinet. He served as Minister of Communications, until his defeat in the 1985 election. He also was the government'sHouse Leader from 1982 to 1984.Mayoral election
Bertrand was the "Progrès Civique de Québec" candidate for mayor in Quebec City in 1989. He lost against "Rassemblement Populaire" candidate
Jean-Paul L'Allier .Federal politics
He ran as a
Bloc Québécois candidate in a 1995by-election in the federal district ofBrome—Missisquoi . He lost against Liberal candidateDenis Paradis .Retirement
He authored and published "Je suis un bum de bonne famille" in 2003. The book revealed that he has a
drug addiction .Footnotes
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