Serge Deslières, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Serge Deslières

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1947

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Serge Deslières

  • Serge Deslières (born April 14, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former Quebec politician and teacher.
  • He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Beauharnois in the Montérégie region south of Montreal.
  • He represents the Parti Québécois and was a member of the party since 1969 and MNA from 1994 to 2008. Deslières went to the Université de Montréal and obtained a bachelor's degree in remedial education in 1979.
  • Deslières was a teacher from 1970 to 1994 and was councilor and executive member for the Commission Scolaire de Valleyfield.
  • From 1987 to 1994, he was the mayor of the municipality of Grande-Ile.
  • He was also administration member of the MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry.
  • He was also part of associations promoting economic development and employment and the region.
  • While a member of the Parti Québécois since 1969, he was the vice-president and president of the executive council of the PQ in Beauharnois and was a member of the Quebec sovereignty movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Deslières entered politics and was elected in Salaberry-Soulanges in 1994 and re-elected in 1998 as the Parti Québécois was in power from 1994 to 2003 under the leadership of Jacques Parizeau, Lucien Bouchard and Bernard Landry.
  • He was named from 2001 to 2003, the Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Transport.
  • He was re-elected in 2003 and 2007 and served in his third mandate as critic for transport.
  • In his final mandate he served as the PQ critic in leisure and sport before being named the critic for roads and public transit.
  • He did not run for re-election in 2008.

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