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♀ Josée Verner
aliasJosée Verner
Record
63110 · 1175

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 30 December 1959
Age 64 years + 3 months
First mandate 23 January 2006 → 18 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 46 years
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 11 months ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
None
 
Josée Verner (1959– )
© Photo 2017 Senate (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 3 5

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 39
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 46–47 06 Feb 2006 — 13 Aug 2007 1 6 7
2. CA 39
CPC
 1 Minister 46–47 06 Feb 2006 — 13 Aug 2007 1 6 7
3. CA 39–40
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 46–51 06 Feb 2006 — 17 May 2011 5 3 11
4. CA 39
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 47–48 14 Aug 2007 — 29 Oct 2008 1 2 15
5. CA 39–40
CPC
 2 Minister of State/responsible 48–51 27 May 2008 — 17 May 2011 2 11 20
6. CA 40
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 48–51 30 Oct 2008 — 17 May 2011 2 6 17
 1. Francophonie [Foreign Affairs and International Trade]
 2. International Cooperation [Foreign Affairs and International Trade]
 3. Official Languages [Canadian Heritage]
 4. Status of Women
 5. Francophonie [Foreign Affairs and International Trade]
 6. Québec City [Without portfolio]

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Jean-Guy Carignan  m 
⊕ Alexandrine Latendresse  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Bernard Cleary  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 77,208 Votes: 45,851 Participation: 59.39% Candidacies: 8
Federal
38		 Québec
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1212(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
44
CPC
 2/8 13,967 31.13% -3,281 Winner:
BQ
 17,248 38.44% Bernard Cleary
Eligible: 78,209 Votes: 50,064 Participation: 64.01% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 719(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
CPC
 1/6 28,606 57.68% +16,609 Loser:
BQ
 11,997 24.19% Bernard Cleary

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 81,053 Votes: 50,966 Participation: 62.88% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Québec
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5944(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CPC
 1/5 23,683 47.14% +10,353 Loser:
BQ
 13,330 26.53% France Gagné

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,945 Votes: 57,555 Participation: 66.20% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 Québec
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6484(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
CPC
 2/6 21,334 37.59% -1,295 Winner:
NDP
 22,629 39.87% Alexandrine Latendresse

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Josée Verner, P.C., M.P., Senator		 12 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Josée Verner, C.P., députée, sénatrice		 12 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Josée Verner		 12 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Josée Verner		 12 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Feb 2024 19:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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