Gaétan Barrette, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gaétan Barrette

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1956

Place of Birth: La Tuque, Quebec, Canada

Profession: physician, politician, radiologist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.
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.
He was named Minister of Health and Social Services on April 24, 2014.
His tenure as heath minister was consider controversial that Leader Philippe Couillard has instead tapped Getrude Bourdon, who resigned from her role as the CEO of the Laval University hospital to run as a candidate in the riding of Jean-Lesage if the party won the 2018 election.