14 Facts About Robert Dutil

Robert Dutil is a Canadian businessman and politician, who was a Quebec Liberal Party member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 1994 and from 2008 to 2015.

Robert Dutil was born in Saint-Georges, Quebec on April 16,1950.

Robert Dutil is the grandson of politician Edouard Lacroix and the brother of businessman Marcel Dutil.

Robert Dutil served in the Saint-Georges City Council as a city councillor from 1975 to 1979 and as mayor from 1979 to 1985.

Robert Dutil was a prefect for the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality from 1982 to 1985.

Robert Dutil ran as a Liberal candidate in the provincial district of Beauce-Sud in the 1985 election and won.

Robert Dutil was appointed to Premier Robert Bourassa's cabinet in 1985 and was in charge of different portfolios, including communications and supply and services.

Robert Dutil was re-elected in the 1989 election, but did not run for re-election in the 1994 election.

In 2008, Robert Dutil founded the Union du centre political party; however, later that year he was elected as the Liberal candidate in the 2008 election in his old district of Beauce-Sud, and the Union du centre party later dissolved without ever running candidates for office.

Robert Dutil became revenue minister on December 18,2008, replacing Jean-Marc Fournier who did not seek a re-election.

Robert Dutil announced his resignation from the legislature in September 2015.

Since 2002, Robert Dutil has been vice-president of Structal-ponts, a division of Canam Manac Group.

Robert Dutil was in the 1970s and 1980s co-owner of several businesses mostly in the Saint-Georges area.

Robert Dutil was president or vice-president for several other small businesses from 1996 to 2008.