Robert Dutil

Robert Dutil is a Canadian businessman, a politician from Quebec and a two-term member of the National Assembly of Quebec. [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/d/DUTIR.htm Biography of Robert Dutil, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]

Background

He was born in Saint-Georges-de-Beauce on April 16, 1950. He is the grandson of politician Édouard Lacroix and the brother of businessman Marcel Dutil.

Local politics

Dutil served in Saint-Georges as Council Member from 1975 to 1979 and as Mayor from 1979 to 1985.

Member of the provincial legislature

He ran as a Liberal candidate in the provincial district of Beauce-Sud in the 1985 election and won. He was appointed to Premier Robert Bourassa's Cabinet in 1985 and was in charge of different portfolios, including Communications and Supply and Services. He was re-elected in the 1989 election, but did not run for re-election in the 1994 election.

L’Union du Centre

Dutil is the founder and the current leader of "L’Union du Centre". His provincial political party opposes a subsidy program that only benefits certain regions of Quebec such as Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Dutil claims that the policy, which was enacted under the Parti Québécois and sustained by the Liberals, has resulted in unfair competition against the business community of other non-subsidized regions, such as Chaudière-Appalaches where he lives. "L’Union du Centre" stands little chance of winning a even a single seat to the National Assembly. [ [http://www2.canoe.com/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2008/04/20080414-075300.html L'Union du centre est née en Beauce, Canoë Infos, April 14, 2008] ] [ [http://www.lesaffaires.com/article/0/gouvernement/2008-01-08/469699/robert-dutil-veut-batailler-contre-jean-charest.fr.html Robert Dutil veut batailler contre Jean Charest, Les Affaires, January 8, 2008] ]

Business Interests

Since 2002, Dutil is Vice-President of "Structal-ponts", a division of "Canam Manac Group".

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