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♂ John James "Jean" Charest Charest
aliasJohn James "Jean" Charest Charest
Record
10432 · 999

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Québec 4 1 5
Total 8 1 9
Birth 24 June 1958
Age 65 years + 10 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 11 years + 7 months ago (3 September 2012)
Special notes
None
 
John James "Jean" Charest Charest (1958– )
© Photo 2017 U.S. Department of Agriculture — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
A staunch federalist but admittedly proud Québécois, the former premier (2003–2012) was born on Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Québec's national holiday.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 7 13
Québec 13 9 0 Z
TOTAL 27 4 14

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 33–34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 28–31 30 Jun 1986 — 23 Jan 1990 3 6 24
2. CA 33–34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 29–31 31 Mar 1988 — 23 Jan 1990 1 9 23
3. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 32–35 21 Apr 1991 — 24 Jun 1993 2 2 3
4. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 35 25 Jun 1993 — 03 Nov 1993 0 4 9
5. CA 35–36
PC
 1 Party leader 35–39 14 Dec 1993 — 01 Apr 1998 4 3 18
6. QC 35–39
QLP
 1 Party leader 39–54 30 Apr 1998 — 19 Sep 2012 14 4 20
7. QC 36
QLP
 1 Opposition Leader 40–44 30 Nov 1998 — 13 Apr 2003 4 4 14
8. QC 37–39
QLP
 1 Premier 44–54 14 Apr 2003 — 03 Sep 2012 9 4 20
 1. Youth [Secretary of State of Canada]
 2. Fitness and Amateur Sport [National Health and Welfare]
 3. Environment
 4. Deputy Prime Minister [Privy Council]

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Serge Cardin  m 
⊖ Irénée Pelletier  m 
 		 ⊕ Marie Malavoy  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 57,798 Votes: 43,666 Participation: 75.55% Candidacies: 8
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4015(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
26
PC
 1/8 22,232 51.50% +7,625 Loser:
LIB
 14,607 33.84% Irénée Pelletier

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 54,556 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 Québec
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3720(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
PC
 1/6 34,538 63.31% +22,224 Loser:
LIB
 12,314 22.57% Dennis Wood

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 74,350 Votes: 58,073 Participation: 78.11% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3424(F) — 30 Jan 2022 19:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
PC
 1/6 29,758 52.37% +8,210 Loser:
BQ
 21,548 37.92% Guy Boutin

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,725 Votes: 55,628 Participation: 73.46% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Québec
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3123(F) — 31 Jan 2022 22:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
38
PC
 1/5 32,228 59.53% +16,142 Loser:
BQ
 16,086 29.71% Jacques Blanchette
After his election:
22 Apr 1998 39
PC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 10 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 76,101 Votes: 37,028 Participation: 48.66% Candidacies: 8
Federal
36		 Québec
14 September 1998
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10836(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
BQ
 16,143 44.29% Serge Cardin
Eligible: 40,224 Votes: 32,074 Participation: 79.74% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Québec
30 November 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 453(F) — 9 Sep 2021 22:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
40
QLP
 1/6 15,093 47.41% +907 Loser:
PQ
 14,186 44.56% Marie Malavoy

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,073 Votes: 35,330 Participation: 73.49% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Québec
14 April 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 346(F) — 9 Sep 2021 22:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
44
QLP
 1/5 16,403 46.95% +2,597 Loser:
PQ
 13,806 39.52% Marie Malavoy

Service: 3 years 11 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,831 Votes: 36,246 Participation: 74.23% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Québec
26 March 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 111(F) — 9 Sep 2021 22:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
QLP
 1/6 13,136 36.56% +1,332 Loser:
PQ
 11,804 32.85% Claude Forgues

Service: 1 year 8 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,995 Votes: 30,675 Participation: 62.61% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Québec
8 December 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6106(F) — 9 Sep 2021 22:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
50
QLP
 1/6 13,694 45.24% +2,314 Loser:
PQ
 11,380 37.59% Laurent-Paul Maheux

Service: 3 years 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,799 Votes: 38,112 Participation: 78.10% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
40		 Québec
4 September 2012
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Minority
ID: 7039(F) — 9 Sep 2021 22:41 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
54
QLP
 2/7 13,267 35.13% -2,642 Winner:
PQ
 15,909 42.12% Serge Cardin

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Jean J. Charest		 23 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Jean J. Charest		 23 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Jean J. Charest, P.C., M.P.		 23 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Jean J. Charest, C.P., député		 23 Mar 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Jean Charest		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jean Charest		 23 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jean Charest		 23 Mar 2024

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