Pierre Duchesne (politician)
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Pierre Duchesne | |
|---|---|
 Pierre Duchesne in 2012 | |
| MNA for Borduas | |
| In office September 4, 2012 – 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Curzi |
| Succeeded by | Simon Jolin-Barrette |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1964 |
| Party | Parti Québécois |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Portfolio | Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology |
Pierre Duchesne (born August 27, 1964) is a Canadian radio and television journalist and politician from Quebec. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Borduas from 2012 to 2014, first elected in the 2012 election.[1]
Career in journalism
Born in Jonquière, Quebec, Duchesne obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from Université Laval in 1986 and a certificate in journalism in 1988.[2]
Duchesne was a radio and television journalist for the Société Radio-Canada[1] from 1990 to 2012. He was radio journalist (1990-1996) and reporter (1996-2001) for the Première Chaîne, reporter (2001-2004) and Investigative journalist (2004-2005) for Radio-Canada television, Parliamentary correspondent in Québec (2005-2012) and Political analyst for Radio-Canada television in Québec (2010-2012).[2]
Politics
After retiring from journalism, he entered politics and he was elected member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Borduas in the September 4, 2012 general election. On September 19, 2012 he was appointed the Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology .[3] He was defeated in the election of April 7, 2014 by Simon Jolin-Barrette of the CAQ party.[4]
On August 12, 2015 he was named Pierre-Karl Péladeau's chief of cabinet.
