Gilles Taillon was born on August 11,1945 and is the former leader of the Action democratique du Quebec.
15 Facts About Gilles Taillon
1.
2.
Gilles Taillon was not sitting as an MNA when he was selected as the party's new leader in the Action democratique du Quebec leadership election on October 18,2009.
3.
Gilles Taillon studied at the Universite de Montreal from 1967 to 1974 and received a bachelor's degree in arts and literature and a diploma in industrial relations.
4.
Gilles Taillon was a director for the Ministry of Education.
5.
Gilles Taillon was the operations vice-president for the Commission de la sante et de la securite au travail.
6.
Gilles Taillon worked as a lecturer at the Universite de Sherbrooke.
7.
Gilles Taillon was the president of the Conseil du patronat du Quebec from 1998 to 2006.
8.
Gilles Taillon was heavily involved in the education sector, serving as general manager for the Sherbrooke school board, the human resources director for the defunct Gamelin school board in Gatineau and vice-president of the Federation des commissions scolaires du Quebec.
9.
In 2005 Gilles Taillon, who had previously been a Liberal supporter, joined the ADQ and served as president of the party from 2006 to 2007.
10.
In September 2006, Gilles Taillon decided to run for provincial politics in the 2007 election as one of the ADQ's star candidates.
11.
On March 29,2007, Gilles Taillon was appointed deputy leader of the Official Opposition.
12.
On October 31,2008, Gilles Taillon announced that he would vacate his Chauveau seat and run for the riding of Chapleau, in the Outaouais region.
13.
Gilles Taillon lost his bid for election in Chapleau, finishing in third place behind the victorious Liberal, Marc Carriere, and Parti Quebecois candidate Yves Morin.
14.
Gilles Taillon was elected leader by two votes cast, over rival Eric Caire.
15.
On November 10,2009, just 23 days after his election as party leader, Gilles Taillon announced a new leadership race, citing the party infighting and alleging irregularities in the party's financial affairs, dating back to 2003, which he had called in the Surete du Quebec to investigate.