Jean Charest

The Honourable John James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA (born June 24, 1958) is a Quebecois lawyer and politician. He is a former leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party (1993 - 1998), the current leader of the Parti lib?ral du Qu?bec (since 1998) and the Premier of Quebec, Canada (since 2003).

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Born as John James Charest in the Eastern Townships central city of Sherbrooke to Claude Red Charest and Rita Leonard (an Irish Quebecer), he obtained a law degree from the University of Sherbrooke and was admitted to the Barreau du Quebec in 1981. He worked as a lawyer until he was elected Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian Parliament for the riding (electoral district) of Sherbrooke in the 1984 election. From 1984 to 1986, Charest served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons. In 1986, at age 28, he was appointed to the Cabinet of then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as Minister of State for Youth. He was the youngest cabinet minister in Canadian history. He was appointed Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport in 1988, and Minister of the Environment in 1991.

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