Éric Caire | |
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 Caire in 2015 | |
| Member of theNational Assembly of Quebec forLa Peltrie | |
| Assumed office March 26, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | France Hamel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-05-21)May 21, 1965 (age 60) Sorel-Tracy,Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | CAQ (since 2011) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse | Marie-Ève Lemay |
| Residence | Quebec City |
Éric CaireMNA (French pronunciation:[eʁikkɛʁ]; born May 21, 1965) is a Canadian politician who serves as a member of theNational Assembly for the electoral district ofLa Peltrie.
Caire was born inSorel-Tracy, Quebec. He was the owner of a local business for one year and taught computer science atCollège François-Xavier-Garneau in Quebec City.[1] Before his election, he was acomputer-analyst for eight years including two withCognicase.[2] In 2004, he was also the host of a local community radio show atCIMI-FM.[1]
Caire first attempted to enter politics in 2001 with a failed independent candidacy at the Quebec municipal elections in 2001. Caire first ran for a provincial seat at the National Assembly for theAction démocratique du Québec (ADQ) in the2003 election but finished second with 34% of the vote.Liberal candidateFrance Hamel won with 41% of the vote.
In the2007 election, Caire was easily elected with 51% of the vote. Hamel, who was running for re-election, finished second with 27% of the vote. Caire took office on April 12, 2007.[3] On April 19, 2007, he was selected to be the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister of Health.[4]
Caire was among the first ADQ supporters to back the abolition of public school boards,[5] an idea inspired by the OECD reforms onschool choice (notablycharter schools andschool vouchers education models) as they exist notably in England,Sweden,Netherlands, Australia and some Canadian provinces (notablyAlberta), that is now part of the party's platform as of 2007.[6]
In the2008 election, Caire won re-election with 39% of the vote, even though his party's support sharply declined.
He was a candidate for the2009 Action démocratique du Québec leadership election and lost by two votes toGilles Taillon. He subsequently left the party, alleging that the party organization lacked transparency and that Taillon had a dictatorial style of leadership.[7]
On December 19, 2011, he joined the CAQ.[8]
| Quebec provincial government ofFrançois Legault | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Position established | Deputy Minister for Government Digital Transformation October 18, 2018–present | Incumbent |