Candidate profile
Pierre Dufour
Parti libéral du Québec — Abitibi-Est
- Riding
- Abitibi-Est
- Status
- party_confirmed
- Incumbent
- No
- Profession
- Manager and entrepreneur
- Education
- Certificate in marketing — HEC Montréal (1990); bachelor's degree in political science — Université de Montréal (1988); DEC — Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue (1985).
- Political experience
- MNA for Abitibi-Est since 2018; Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks from 2018 to 2022. His National Assembly profile lists him as an independent as of the time of consultation.
- Community involvement
- Former board member of the Chambre de commerce de Val-d'Or, the Société des attractions touristiques du Québec and the Société des musées québécois; numerous regional involvements.
A manager and entrepreneur who worked in tourism, economic development, junior hockey and the promotion of mining heritage before entering the National Assembly.