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Rémy Désilets
Canadian politician (born 1952) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rémy Désilets is a Quebec, Canada politician. He was a Member of the National Assembly.[2]
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Background
He was born on December 27, 1952, in Drummondville, Centre-du-Québec and is an educator.
Political career
Désilets ran as a Parti Québécois candidate in the provincial district of Maskinongé in 1994 and won. He succeeded Liberal incumbent Yvon Picotte who had just retired from politics.
He was re-elected in 1998 and served as Parliamentary Assistant from 2002 to 2003.
In 2003, he lost re-election against Liberal candidate Francine Gaudet.
He attempted a political comeback in 2007, but finished third, behind winner Jean Damphousse from the Action Démocratique du Québec and Gaudet who was running for re-election.
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Controversy
Désilets courted controversy in 2016 through an illegal contribution to a colleague's campaign fund, for which he was fined C$6,000.[3]
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