Daniel Petit

Politician

1948 –

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Who is Daniel Petit?

Daniel Petit is a Canadian politician.

A lawyer by profession, Petit is a graduate of Université Laval and was called to the Quebec bar in 1973. He is a founder and partner of the firm Petit, Beaudoin, Société nominale d'avocats. Petit specialized in labour and administrative law and has organized for the Conservatives and the Progressive Conservatives since the 1980s.

He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles. He defeated incumbent Bloc Québécois MP Richard Marceau to win the seat. In the 2011 election, he was defeated by Anne-Marie Day of the NDP.

He currently serves as the legal commission president of the Conservative Party of Quebec.

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Born
Sep 27, 1948
Doische
Spouses
Religion
  • History of the term "Catholic"
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Education
  • Laval University
Lived in
  • Quebec City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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