Geneviève Guilbault

Geneviève Guilbault MNA (French pronunciation: [ʒənvjɛv gilbo]; born November 4, 1982) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election held in the electoral district Louis-Hébert on October 2, 2017.^[3] She is a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.^[4] On October 18, 2018, she was appointed Deputy Premier and Minister of Public Safety.^[4] On October 20, 2022, she was re-appointed Deputy Premier and appointed Minister of Transport replacing François Bonnardel.^[5]

Geneviève Guilbault MNA
Guilbault in 2023
Deputy Premier of Quebec
Incumbent
Assumed office October 18, 2018
Premier	François Legault
Preceded by	Dominique Anglade
Quebec Minister of Transport
Incumbent
Assumed office October 20, 2022
Preceded by	François Bonnardel
Quebec Minister of Public Security
In office October 18, 2018 – October 20, 2022
Preceded by	Martin Coiteux
Succeeded by	François Bonnardel
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Louis-Hébert
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2, 2017
Preceded by	Sam Hamad
Personal details
Born	(1982-11-04) November 4, 1982 (age 42)[1] Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada[2]
Political party	Coalition Avenir Québec
Other political affiliations	Quebec Liberal Party (before 2006)
Residence	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures[2]
Alma mater	Université Laval[2]
Profession	Communications Officer, Political Advisor[2]

Prior to her election to the legislature, she worked as a communications officer for the provincial coroner's office.^[6] She had previously planned to run for the CAQ in the electoral district of Charlesbourg in the 2018 provincial election, but was selected as the by-election candidate in Louis-Hébert after the party's original candidate, Normand Sauvageau, resigned.^[6]

Electoral record

v t e 2022 Quebec general election: Louis-Hébert
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Geneviève Guilbault	17,803	47.21	+2.62
	Parti Québécois	Victor Dubuc	6,228	16.52	+4.09
	Conservative	Marika Robitaille	5,509	14.61	+12.30
	Québec solidaire	Steven Lachance	4,537	12.03	+0.97
	Liberal	Dominic Cardinal	3,283	8.71	-17.91
	Green	Daydree Vendette	285	0.76	-0.75
	Démocratie directe	Jean-Pierre Hamel	33	0.09	–
	Équipe Autonomiste	Yolaine Brochu	32	0.08	+0.02
Total valid votes			37,710	99.18	–
Total rejected ballots			310	0.82	–
Turnout			38,020	81.09
Electors on the lists			46,888	–	–

v t e 2018 Quebec general election: Louis-Hébert
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Geneviève Guilbault	16,248	44.59	-6.45
	Liberal	Julie-Maude Perron	9,700	26.62	+7.91
	Parti Québécois	Normand Beauregard	4,529	12.43	-3.89
	Québec solidaire	Guillaume Boivin	4,030	11.06	+5.85
	Conservative	Natalie Bjerke	841	2.31	-1.81
	Green	Daydree Vendette	550	1.51	-0.55
	NDP (2014) (2014)	Caroline Côté	276	0.76	-0.59
	Independent	Vincent Bégin	244	0.67	-0.24
	Équipe Autonomiste	Jean-Luc Rouckout	22	0.06	-0.02
Total valid votes			36,440	98.76
Total rejected ballots			456	1.24
Turnout			36,896	80.52
Eligible voters			45,821
	Coalition Avenir Québec hold		Swing		-7.18
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

Quebec provincial by-election, October 2, 2017: Louis-Hébert Resignation of Sam Hamad
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Geneviève Guilbault	12,091	51.04	+25.12
	Liberal	Ihssane El Ghernati	4,433	18.71	-30.51
	Parti Québécois	Normand Beauregard	3,852	16.26	-2.11
	Québec solidaire	Guillaume Boivin	1,235	5.21	+0.27
	Conservative	Sylvie Asselin	976	4.12	+3.29
	Green	Alex Tyrrell	487	2.06	–
	New Democratic	Denis Blanchette	319	1.35	–
	Independent	Vincent Bégin	215	0.91	–
	Option nationale	Martin St-Louis	61	0.26	-0.45
	Équipe Autonomiste	Jean-Luc Rouckout	18	0.08	–
Total valid votes			23,687	99.20
Total rejected ballots			190	0.80
Turnout			23,877	52.43
Electors on the lists			45,540	–
	Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal		Swing		+27.82