Biography
Born in Jonquière,Quebec,Duchesne obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from UniversitéLaval in 1986 and a certificate in journalism in 1988. [2]
Career in journalism
Duchesne was a radio and television journalist for the SociétéRadio-Canada [1] from 1990 to 2012. He was radio journalist (1990-1996) and reporter (1996-2001) for the Première Chaîne,reporter (2001-2004) and Investigative journalist (2004-2005) for Radio-Canada television,Parliamentary correspondent in Québec (2005-2012) and Political analyst for Radio-Canada television in Québec (2010-2012). [2]
Politics
After retiring from journalism,he entered politics and he was elected member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Borduas in the September 4,2012 general election. On September 19,2012 he was appointed the Minister of Higher Education,Research,Science and Technology . [3] He was defeated in the election of April 7,2014 by Simon Jolin-Barrette of the CAQ party. [4]
On August 12,2015 he was named Pierre-Karl Péladeau's chief of cabinet.
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