François Legault Politician

François Legault (pronounced: [fʁɑ̃swa ləɡo]; born May 26, 1957) is a politician in Quebec, Canada and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec party since its foundation in 2011.He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1998 to 2009, serving in the government of Quebec as Minister of Education from 1998 to 2002 and as Minister of Health from 2002 to 2003. As a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), he was first elected in the 1998 Quebec election in the riding of Rousseau in the Lanaudière region. He was re-elected in 2003, 2007 and 2008 but resigned his seat on June 25, 2009. He was elected as the MNA for L'Assomption, a suburb of Montreal, at the 2012 Quebec provincial election. He was reelected in 2014.

Personal facts

François Legault
Birth dateMay 26, 1957
Birth place
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Quebec

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office
MNA for L'Assomption
Leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec
MNA for Rousseau
party
Coalition Avenir Québec
Parti Québécois
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