Serge Fontaine | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet-Yamaska | |
In office 1976–1981 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Faucher |
Succeeded by | District abolished in 1981 |
Personal details | |
Born | Villeroy,Quebec,Canada | September 17,1947
Political party | Coalition Avenir Québec |
Other political affiliations | Conservative Union Nationale |
Serge Fontaine (born September 17,1947) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. [1]
He was born on September 17,1947,in Villeroy,Quebec and was an attorney.
Fontaine was elected as a Union Nationale candidate to the provincial legislature in the district of Nicolet with 35% of the vote in the 1976 election. He served as his party's Deputy House Whip in 1980 and 1981. He finished a close third with 32% of the vote against Parti Québécois candidate Yves Beaumier and lost in the 1981 election.
Fontaine helped found the modern version of the Conservative Party of Quebec and served for a time as its leader. In November 2011,he resigned and joined the Coalition Avenir Québec. [2]
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