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Gilles Robert

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Gilles Robert
MNA for Prévost
In office
2008–2012
Preceded byMartin Camirand
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1955-03-05) March 5, 1955 (age 69)
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
NationalityCanadian
Political partyParti Québécois
Education
Professionteacher, journalist
PortfolioEducation

Gilles Robert (born March 5, 1955) is a Canadian politician and teacher. Robert represented the riding of Prévost in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2008 to 2012. He is a member of the Parti Québécois.

Born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Robert first obtained a bachelor's degree from the Université de Montréal in history in 1977 and later added a certificate in educational sciences from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1995.

During his 30-year professional career, Robert worked as a teacher from 1977 to 1978, from 1993 to 2007 mostly in history and politics at Académie Lafontaine. He was also a project coordinator and responsible for communications at Académie Lafontaine and was a journalist for 15 years at L'Écho du Nord.

In the 2012 election, he ran in the new riding of Saint-Jérôme but lost to the CAQ.

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  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  • Parti Québécois biopage (in French)