Nicolas Girard was elected to the National Assembly in a by-election as a Parti Quebecois member on September 20,2004 in riding of Gouin in the Montreal region.
15 Facts About Nicolas Girard
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Nicolas Girard was then elected president of the student college association.
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Nicolas Girard fought against budget cuts made by the Canadian federal government.
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Nicolas Girard gave several speeches along with PQ leader, Jacques Parizeau.
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Nicolas Girard has a bachelor's degree in political sciences at the Universite de Montreal and did studies for the master's degree in industrial relations.
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Nicolas Girard is a former student activist, notably organizing student rallies against former minister Lloyd Axworthy's cuts in education.
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Nicolas Girard then became the president-elect of the Federation des associations etudiantes du campus de l'Universite de Montreal.
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Nicolas Girard later worked for several ministers, including Francois Legault, Andre Boisclair and Sylvain Simard as a press secretary.
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Nicolas Girard joined Pauline Marois's organization as an advisor, in her attempt to quickly replace Bernard Landry.
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Nicolas Girard won his selection at the third round by a one-vote margin.
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Nicolas Girard then appointed long-time friend, Pierre-Luc Paquette, as PQ's general manager.
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Nicolas Girard was re-appointed the PQ's candidate in the Gouin riding in 2007.
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Nicolas Girard faced Francoise David, the leader of Quebec Solidaire, a left wing political party.
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Nicolas Girard was defeated in the September 4,2012 Quebec general election.
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Nicolas Girard was removed from the position by Premier Philippe Couillard in August 2015, resulting in PQ claims that it was because he was a sovereignist.