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Jean Charest
Premier of QuebecMember of the National Assembly,
Sherbrooke Riding
Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party
A lawyer by profession, Jean Charest practised criminal law at the Sherbrooke firm of Beauchemin, Dussault from 1981 to 1984.
At the age of 26, he was elected to the federal House of Commons as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party for the Sherbrooke riding in the general election on September 4, 1984. On September 18 of the same year, Mr. Charest was named Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.
On June 30, 1986, he was appointed Minister of State for Youth, becoming the youngest ever member of the federal Cabinet. He held the position until April 30, 1988, when he was named Minister of Fitness and Amateur Sport.
Re-elected to the House of Commons for the Sherbrooke riding in the general federal election of 1988, Mr. Charest was named Deputy Leader of the Government.
In 1990, he was appointed Chairman of the Special House of Commons Committee to Study the Proposed Companion Resolution to the Meech Lake Constitutional Accord.
On April 21, 1991, Mr. Charest was named Minister of the Environment and member of the Cabinet Committee on Priorities and Planning as well as the Committee on Canadian Unity and Constitutional Negotiations. During his term as Minister, he led the Canadian Delegation at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. On June 25, 1993 he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Science, and Minister Responsible for the Federal Office of Regional Development, Quebec.
Candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1993, Jean Charest was elected leader on December 14th and held the position until April 30, 1998. During this period, he was elected Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke in the general federal elections of 1993 and 1997. Jean Charest also became Vice-Chair of the National Committee of Quebecers for the No side during the 1995 Quebec referendum campaign.
On April 30, 1998, Mr. Charest became leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. Elected in the Sherbrooke riding in the general provincial election of November 30, 1998, he served as Leader of the Official Opposition beginning on December 15th that year.
Jean Charest was re-elected in the Sherbrooke riding in the general election of April 14, 2003 and was sworn in as Premier of Quebec and Minister Responsible for youth issues on April 29, 2003.
He was re-elected in his riding in the general election of March 26, 2007, and was sworn in as Premier of Quebec on April 18, 2007.
Jean Charest was born in Sherbrooke on June 24, 1958. He and his wife Michèle Dionne have three children, Amélie, Antoine and Alexandra.
At the age of 26, he was elected to the federal House of Commons as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party for the Sherbrooke riding in the general election on September 4, 1984. On September 18 of the same year, Mr. Charest was named Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.
On June 30, 1986, he was appointed Minister of State for Youth, becoming the youngest ever member of the federal Cabinet. He held the position until April 30, 1988, when he was named Minister of Fitness and Amateur Sport.
Re-elected to the House of Commons for the Sherbrooke riding in the general federal election of 1988, Mr. Charest was named Deputy Leader of the Government.
In 1990, he was appointed Chairman of the Special House of Commons Committee to Study the Proposed Companion Resolution to the Meech Lake Constitutional Accord.
On April 21, 1991, Mr. Charest was named Minister of the Environment and member of the Cabinet Committee on Priorities and Planning as well as the Committee on Canadian Unity and Constitutional Negotiations. During his term as Minister, he led the Canadian Delegation at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. On June 25, 1993 he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Science, and Minister Responsible for the Federal Office of Regional Development, Quebec.
Candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1993, Jean Charest was elected leader on December 14th and held the position until April 30, 1998. During this period, he was elected Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke in the general federal elections of 1993 and 1997. Jean Charest also became Vice-Chair of the National Committee of Quebecers for the No side during the 1995 Quebec referendum campaign.
On April 30, 1998, Mr. Charest became leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. Elected in the Sherbrooke riding in the general provincial election of November 30, 1998, he served as Leader of the Official Opposition beginning on December 15th that year.
Jean Charest was re-elected in the Sherbrooke riding in the general election of April 14, 2003 and was sworn in as Premier of Quebec and Minister Responsible for youth issues on April 29, 2003.
He was re-elected in his riding in the general election of March 26, 2007, and was sworn in as Premier of Quebec on April 18, 2007.
Jean Charest was born in Sherbrooke on June 24, 1958. He and his wife Michèle Dionne have three children, Amélie, Antoine and Alexandra.
