Gaétan Barrette

Gaétan Barrette
Minister of Health
Assumed office
April 23, 2014
Preceded by Réjean Hébert
MNA for La Pinière
Assumed office
April 7, 2014
Preceded by Fatima Houda-Pepin
Personal details
Born (1956-07-05) July 5, 1956
La Tuque, Quebec
Political party Quebec Liberal Party
CAQ (formerly)
Alma mater Université de Montréal
University of Grenoble
University of San Diego
Profession Radiologist

Gaétan Barrette (born July 5, 1956) is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of La Pinière as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Prior to his election to the legislature, he was a radiologist at Montreal's Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont. He ran in the 2012 election as a candidate of the Coalition Avenir Québec in Terrebonne, but ran as a Liberal in 2014.[2] He was named Minister of Health and Social Services on April 24, 2014.

M. Barrette caused uproar when, despite being also a health professional, he managed to confuse rare autoinflammatory diseases with BMW and Mercedes cars. One onlooker told him to "keep your chin up, and I mean all of them".


Electoral Record

Quebec general election, 2014: La Pinière
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGaétan Barrette 25,955 58.29 +9.04
IndependentFatima Houda-Pepin 10,452 23.47 -25.78
Coalition Avenir QuébecJin Kim 5,600 12.58 -11.91
Québec solidaireJohane Beaupré 1,728 3.88 -0.51
Option nationaleFrançois Létourneau-Prézeau 534 1.20 +0.16
ConservativeSebastian Fernandez 256 0.57 -0.07
Total valid votes 44,52598.85
Total rejected ballots 5201.15
Turnout 45,04574.77+2.64
Electors on the lists 60,247
Quebec general election, 2012: Terrebonne
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Parti QuébécoisMathieu Traversy 19,077 44.53 -0.69
Coalition Avenir QuébecGaétan Barrette 15,429 36.02 +14.45*
LiberalJosée Gingras 5,646 13.18 -14.33
Québec solidaireYan Smith 1,380 3.22 +0.61
GreenBenoit Carignan 635 1.48 -1.61
Option nationaleMarc-André Dénommée 510 1.19
Coalition pour la constituantePatrick Dubé 160 0.37
Total valid votes 42,83798.72
Total rejected ballots 5541.28
Turnout 43,39180.21+19.74
Electors on the lists 54,100

* Result compared to Action démocratique

References

  1. "La Pinière elects Liberal, not independent Houda-Pépin". Global News, April 7, 2014.
  2. "Gaétan Barrette sera candidat pour le PLQ". Le Journal de Montréal, March 3, 2014.
Political offices
Preceded by
Réjean Hébert
Minister of Health and Social Services
2014present
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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