Jacques P. Dupuis | |
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.jpg) Dupuis in 2008 | |
| Deputy Premier of Quebec | |
| In office 2005–2007 | |
| Premier | Jean Charest |
| Preceded by | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay |
| Succeeded by | Nathalie Normandeau |
| Member of theNational Assembly of Quebec forSaint-Laurent | |
| In office November 30, 1998 – August 9, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Normand Cherry |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Marc Fournier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-11-25)November 25, 1948 (age 77) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
| Profession | lawyer |
| Cabinet | Minister of Public Safety Government House Leader |
Jacques P. Dupuis (born November 25, 1948) is a Canadianpolitician andlawyer. A member of theQuebec Liberal Party and formerMNA forSaint-Laurent in the Montreal region, Dupuis is also a former QuebecMinister of Justice and wasMinister of Public Security until 2010.
Born inMontreal,Quebec, Dupuis has alaw degree from theUniversité de Montréal and was named to theBarreau du Québec in 1974. and is a formerlawyer. He was a lawyer from 1974 to 1986 and from 1996 to 1997. He was also a designated teacher inHalifax, Nova Scotia a chief of staff for the Ministry of Workforce, Income Security and vocational training and for the Quebec Liberal Party and anAttorney General. He was also the vice-president of Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers of Montreal and a member of the Administrative Law Society.
He was first elected in the1998 election in the riding of Saint-Laurent. In his first term, as an opposition member, he sat as critic to the Minister of Public Security from 1999 to 2003. He was re-elected in the2003 election. In his second term he was named to the Cabinet, and also served as Minister of Reform of Democratic Institutions and Minister Responsible for theLaurentides Region and theLanaudière from 2003 to 2005.
He was re-elected in2007, and was renamed the Minister of Public Security and was added the portfolio ofJustice but was no longer the GovernmentHouse Leader andDeputy Premier, positions that were given toJean-Marc Fournier andNathalie Normandeau respectively.
Following his re-election in2008, Dupuis kept his Public Safety Minister portfolio while adding the Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs and Democratic Institutions Reform but gave up the Justice portfolio to newcomerKathleen Weil. In addition, Dupuis was renamed the House Leader after Fournier did not run for re-election. On June 23, 2009, Dupuis gave up on request the portfolio of Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs toClaude Bechard during a cabinet shuffle.[1]
He announced he was resigning from the National Assembly on August 9, 2010.[2]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Deputy Premier of Quebec 2005–2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Government House Leader (1st time) 2003–2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Government House Leader (2nd time) 2008–2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Public Security 2005–2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Justice (1st time) 2004–2005 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Justice (2nd time) 2007–2008 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs & Democratic Institutions Reform 2008–2009 | Succeeded by |
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