David Heurtel

David Heurtel is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on December 9, 2013.^[1] He represented the electoral district of Viau as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.^[1][2] He was re-elected in the 2014 election. During his tenure in the National Assembly he held the portfolios of environment minister and immigration minister. He declined to run in the 2018 provincial election.

David Heurtel
Minister of Immigration, Diversity, and Inclusion
In office October 11, 2017 – October 18, 2018
Preceded by	Kathleen Weil
Succeeded by	Simon Jolin-Barrette
Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, and the Fight Against Climate Change
In office April 23, 2014 – October 11, 2017
Preceded by	Yves-François Blanchet
Succeeded by	Isabelle Melançon
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Viau
In office December 9, 2013 – August 29, 2018
Preceded by	Emmanuel Dubourg
Succeeded by	Frantz Benjamin
Personal details
Born	(1971-07-20) July 20, 1971 (age 53) Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Quebec Liberal (provincial)
Residence(s)	Montreal, Quebec

Electoral record

2014 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Heurtel	15,945	62.02	+2.21
	Parti Québécois	Odette Lavigne	3,782	14.71	+0.15
	Québec solidaire	Geneviève Fortier-Moreau	2,795	10.87	-2.41
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Wilner Cayo	2,380	9.26	+5.87
	Green	Marijo Bourgault	304	1.18	-0.49
	Parti nul	Benoit Valiquette	181	0.70	–
	Option nationale	Benjamin Michaud	177	0.69	-3.38
	Bloc Pot	Ana Da Silva	145	0.56	–
Total valid votes			25,709	98.62	–
Total rejected ballots			360	1.38	–
Turnout			26,069	63.0	+46.0
Electors on the lists			41,161	–	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		–

Quebec provincial by-election, December 9, 2013
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Heurtel	4,047	59.88	+12.61
	Parti Québécois	Tania Longpré	985	14.58	-9.09
	Québec solidaire	Geneviève Fortier-Moreau	897	13.27	+1.75
	Option nationale	Patrick Bourgeois	309	4.57	+1.60
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Jamilla Leboeuf	229	3.39	-9.06
	Green	Morgan Crockett	113	1.67	-0.45
	Quebec Citizens' Union	Emilio Alvarez Garcia	82	1.21
	Conservative	Jean-Paul Pellerin	82	1.21
	Autonomist Team	Stéphane Pouleur	14	0.21
Total valid votes			6,758		–
Total rejected ballots			100	1.46	–
Turnout			6,858	17.00
Electors on the lists			40,518	–	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		+10.85