Christopher Skeete

Christopher Skeete MNA (born September 20, 1979) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.^[1] He represents the electoral district of Sainte-Rose as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. On October 18, 2018, he was named parliamentary secretary to the premier François Legault. He was named the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers on November 7, 2018. On February 24, 2021, he was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for the Fight Against Racism.^[2] Prior to achieving elected office in 2018, Skeete was vice-president for the West-du-Québec region of the Coalition Avenir Québec party.^[3]

Christopher Skeete MNA
Skeete in 2019
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sainte-Rose
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1, 2018
Preceded by	Jean Habel
Personal details
Born	(1979-09-20) September 20, 1979 (age 45) Laval, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Coalition Avenir Québec

Skeete was born on September 20, 1979, in Laval, Quebec.^[4] He attended Vanier college. He holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the ESG-UQÀM in Montréal as well as a bachelor's degree in political science and public affairs from Concordia University.

Earlier in his career, Skeete worked as a customs officer and also as the director of regional operations for a veterinary clinic. With his wife, he started CasMedic, a firm that provides mobile blood tests to patients in their homes as well as vaccinations to clients at pharmacies.^[5]

He was previously a candidate for the party in the district of Vimont in the 2012 election, and in the district of Fabre in the 2014 election.

Electoral record

v t e 2022 Quebec general election: Sainte-Rose
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Christopher Skeete	14,091	38.50	+1.66
	Liberal	Michel Trottier	8,778	23.98	–6.14
	Québec solidaire	Karine Cliche	5,243	14.33	+0.45
	Parti Québécois	Lyne Jubinville	4,536	12.39	–2.11
	Conservative	Stéphanie Beauchamp	3,429	9.37	+8.21
	Green	Pierrette Kamning Nguendjong	304	0.83	–1.69
	Climat Québec	Simon Filiatrault	128	0.35	–
	Parti 51	Kevin Fortin	91	0.25	–
Total valid votes			36,600	98.68	+0.15
Total rejected ballots			490	1.32	–0.15
Turnout			37,090	67.56	–2.45
Electors on the lists			54,902	–	–

v t e 2018 Quebec general election: Sainte-Rose
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Christopher Skeete	13,491	36.84	+12.79
	Liberal	Jean Habel	11,029	30.12	-12.08
	Parti Québécois	Marc-André Constantin	5,309	14.50	-12.79
	Québec solidaire	Simon Charron	5,082	13.88	+8.10
	Green	Caroline Bergevin	923	2.52
	Conservative	Benoit Blanchard	423	1.16
	New Democratic	Alain Giguère	250	0.68
	CINQ	Valérie Louis-Charles	110	0.30
Total valid votes			36,617	98.53
Total rejected ballots			546	1.47
Turnout			37,163	70.01
Eligible voters			53,080
	Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal		Swing		+12.44
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

2014 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gilles Ouimet	20,614	55.14	+17.64
	Parti Québécois	François-Gycelain Rocque	7,798	20.86	-7.11
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Christopher Skeete	6,667	17.83	-9.94
	Québec solidaire	Marie-Claire Des Rochers-Lamarche	2,122	5.68	+2.13
	Option nationale	Bernard Paré	181	0.48	-0.61
Total valid votes			37,382	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			440	1.16	–
Turnout			37,822	77.23
Electors on the lists			48,972	–	–
	Liberal hold		Swing

2012 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jean Rousselle	12,973	37.48	-10.87
	Parti Québécois	Linda Tousignant	10,564	30.52	-4.57
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Christopher Skeete	8,544	24.68	+13.17
	Québec solidaire	David Lanneville	1,373	3.97	+0.17
	Option nationale	Catherine Houbart	688	1.99	–
	Independent	Jean-Marc Boyer	253	0.73	–
	Conservative	Alain Robert	219	0.63	–
Total valid votes			34,614	98.88	–
Total rejected ballots			393	1.12	–
Turnout			35,007	79.34	–
Electors on the lists			44,122	–	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		-3.15