Guy Laforest, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Guy Laforest

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1955

Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Profession: politician, political scientist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Guy Laforest (born 1955) is a Canadian political scientist, currently serving as the director of the department of political science at the Université Laval.
He was educated at Université Laval and McGill University.
A former member of the University of Calgary's political science department, Laforest is the author of numerous publications on Canadian public policy.
He has previously served as president of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Laforest was born on 16 March 1955 in Quebec City, Quebec.He supported the Quebec sovereignty option in the 1995 referendum and was featured on a nightly Téléjournal panel, debating then–University of Montreal political science professor Stéphane Dion.
From 2002 to 2004, he served as President of the Action démocratique du Québec and ran as the party candidate in 2003 for the district of Louis-Hébert, finishing third with 24 per cent of the vote.
Liberal candidate Sam Hamad won the election with 45 per cent of the vote.