Nancy Charest
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Nancy Charest (November 28, 1959 – March 1, 2014) was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Matane in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. She was defeated by Pascal Bérubé of the Parti Québécois in the 2007 provincial election.
Nancy Charest | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Matane | |
In office April 14, 2003 – March 26, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Matthias Rioux |
Succeeded by | Pascal Bérubé |
Personal details | |
Born | (1959-11-28)November 28, 1959 Matane, Quebec, Canada |
Died | March 1, 2014(2014-03-01) (aged 54) Matane, Quebec, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence(s) | Matane, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation | Lawyer |
She ran as the Liberal Party of Canada's candidate for the district of Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia in the 2008 federal election. She lost to Bloc Québécois incumbent Jean-Yves Roy, but received the highest vote percentage of any non-winning Liberal candidate in the province outside of the Montreal area. [citation needed]
Charest was found dead on March 1, 2014, along a road in her native Matane, Quebec. The cause of death was hypothermia, caused by exposure while Charest was heavily intoxicated.[1] She was 54 years old.[2][3]