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Jean-François Roberge
MNA
Roberge in 2024
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chambly
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 7, 2014
Preceded byBertrand St-Arnaud
Personal details
Political partyCoalition Avenir Québec
Residence(s)Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada

Jean-François Roberge MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Chambly as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec and is the former Education Minister. He was replaced by Bernard Drainville in October 2022.

He was also the party's candidate in Vachon in the 2012 election.

Prior to his election to the legislature, Roberge was an elementary school teacher, as well as a regular commentator on education issues for TVA's morning talk show Deux filles le matin. He published a young adult novel, Francis perdu dans les méandres, in 2010.

Minister of Education (2018–2022)

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Under Roberge's term as Minister of Education, the government showed plans to replace the Ethics and religious culture,[2][3] with a new curriculum which would shift the focus from religion toward culture and citizenship.[4]

Also as Minister Roberge saw The CAQ government passing bill 40 which saw the French and English school boards being replaced with School service centres.[5][6] The abolishing of school boards is said to save the government more than $10 million.[6][7] Their reason for this is to try to improve the quality of education in Quebec.[7]

The English school boards of Quebec invoked Article 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, which is the official language minority education rights.[5] They take legal action to get exempted from Bill 40.[5]

In December 6, 2022: Minister Roberge tabled a bill that would make the Oath of Allegiance to the King optional for members of the National Assembly (MNAs).[8][9][10] That bill passed on December 9, 2022.

Roberge was replaced by Bernard Drainville in October 2022.

Electoral record

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2022 Quebec general election: Chambly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-François Roberge
Parti Québécois Marie-Laurence Desgagné
Québec solidaire Vincent Michaux-St-Louis
Conservative Daniel Desnoyers
Liberal Lina Yunes
Climat Québec Sanae Chahad –
Démocratie directe Caroline Boisvert –
Total valid votes –
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout
Electors on the lists – –
2018 Quebec general election: Chambly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-François Roberge 18,940 50.26 +16.02
Parti Québécois Christian Picard 6,564 17.42 -15.67
Québec solidaire Francis Vigeant 6,177 16.39 +9
Liberal François Villeneuve 4,599 12.2 -10.01
Green Camille B. Jannard 683 1.81 +0.7
Conservative Guy L'Heureux 309 0.82 +0.42
New Democratic Gilles Létourneau 180 0.48
Bloc Pot Benjamin Vachon 167 0.44
CINQ Gilles Guindon 66 0.18
Total valid votes 37,685 98.64
Total rejected ballots 518 1.36
Turnout 38,203 75.35
Eligible voters 50,699
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing +15.85
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-François Roberge 12,130 34.24 +0.08
Parti Québécois Bertrand St-Arnaud 11,722 33.09 -7.04
Liberal Magdala Ferdinand 7,869 22.21 +5.73
Québec solidaire Francis Vigeant 2,618 7.39 +2.40
Green Mary Harper 392 1.11 -0.58
Parti nul Vincent Dessureault 353 1.00
Option nationale Martin Laramée 200 0.56 -1.47
Conservative Michael Maher 140 0.40 -0.13
Total valid votes 35,424 98.65 –
Total rejected ballots 483 1.35 –
Turnout 35,907 76.62  
Electors on the lists 46,866 – –
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois Swing +3.56
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Bertrand St-Arnaud 15,104 40.13 -3.45
Coalition Avenir Québec Martin Trudeau 12,857 34.16 +17.32
Liberal Julie Tremblay 6,203 16.48 -15.14
Québec solidaire Anne Poussard 1,878 4.99 +2.38
Option nationale Martin Laramée 765 2.03  
Green Nicolas Lescarbeau 633 1.68 -1.26
Conservative Daniel Nicol 199 0.53
Total valid votes 37,639 98.95 –
Total rejected ballots 400 1.05 –
Turnout 38,039 83.50  
Electors on the lists 45,554 – –
Parti Québécois hold Swing -10.39

References

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  1. ^ "François Legault indique qu'il restera à l'Assemblée nationale pour quatre ans". La Presse, April 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "Quebec axes high school course on culture and ethics". March 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Valiante, Giuseppe (March 8, 2020). "End of Quebec course on religion and ethics seen as win for nationalists". National Post.
  4. ^ "Quebec's ethics and religious culture course has 'aged poorly,' education minister says".
  5. ^ a b c Bourhis, Richard. "Québec's Bill 40 further undermines the province's English-language school system". The Conversation. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Quebec passes education reforms abolishing school boards". CBC News. February 8, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Montpetit, Jonathan (February 10, 2020). "Quebec just killed its school boards after 175 years, but will students benefit?". CBC News. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "CAQ tables bill to get rid of mandatory oath to King in Quebec". CBC. December 6, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "CAQ bill would make oath to King optional for Quebec MNAs".
  10. ^ "Quebec tables bill eliminating the requirement to swear oath to King". December 6, 2022.


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