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Benoît Pelletier
Canadian politician (1960–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benoît Pelletier CM OQ FRSC (10 January 1960 – 30 March 2024) was a Canadian lawyer, academic, and politician in the province of Quebec.
Quick Facts Minister of Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, Preceded by ...
Benoît Pelletier | |
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Minister of Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs | |
In office 29 April 2003 – 18 December 2008 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Charbonneau |
Succeeded by | Jacques Dupuis |
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs | |
In office 29 April 2003 – 18 February 2005 | |
Preceded by | Rémy Trudel and Michel Létourneau[1] |
Succeeded by | Geoffrey Kelley |
In office 18 April 2007 – 18 December 2008 | |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Kelley |
Succeeded by | Pierre Corbeil |
Leader of the Government in Parliament | |
In office 18 April 2007 – 5 November 2008 | |
Preceded by | Jacques Dupuis |
Succeeded by | Jacques Dupuis |
Minister responsible for the reform of democratic institutions | |
In office 18 February 2005 – 18 December 2008 | |
Preceded by | Jacques Dupuis |
Succeeded by | Jacques Dupuis |
Minister responsible for the Outaouais | |
In office 29 April 2003 – 18 December 2008 | |
Preceded by | Sylvain Simard |
Succeeded by | Norman MacMillan |
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chapleau | |
In office 30 November 1998 – 5 November 2008 | |
Preceded by | Claire Vaive |
Succeeded by | Marc Carrière |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-01-10)10 January 1960 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Died | 30 March 2024(2024-03-30) (aged 64) Mexico |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence(s) | Gatineau, Quebec |
Profession | Lawyer, professor |
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He was a Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1998 to 2008 and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of Jean Charest. He was best known for promoting the concept of "asymmetric federalism" to incorporate Quebec nationalism into a decentralized Canadian federal structure.