Damien Arsenault

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Damien Arsenault
MNA for Bonaventure
In office
December 5, 2011 2012
Preceded by Nathalie Normandeau
Succeeded by Sylvain Roy
Personal details
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party

Damien Arsenault is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on December 5, 2011. He represented the electoral district of Bonaventure as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party caucus until September 2012. [1]

Prior to his election to the legislature, Arsenault was the mayor of Saint-Elzéar. [1]

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