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Jeannot Volpé
Jeannot Volpé
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Madawaska-les-Lacs
	In office; 1995–2010
New Brunswick Cabinet Minister
	In office; 1999–2006
Iterim Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
	In office; January 21, 2007 – 2008
Preceded by	Bernard Lord
Succeeded by	David Alward
Leader of the Opposition of New Brunswick
	In office; January 21, 2007 – 2008
Preceded by	Bernard Lord
Succeeded by	David Alward

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Jeannot Volpé (born June 28, 1950) is a Canadian politician in the Province of New Brunswick.

Born in Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick, Volpé graduated from the University of Moncton in 1973 with a Bachelor of Physical Education degree and taught school until 1980. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1995 and re-elected in 1999, 2003 and 2006.

He represented the electoral district of Madawaska-les-Lacs and was a member of the cabinet from 1999 to 2006. On December 19, 2006, he was elected interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, he became leader of the opposition in the Legislature upon Bernard Lord's resignation from that role on January 31, 2007.

Volpé married former Progressive Conservative MLA and Cabinet Minister Kim Jardine, whom he met when he served in cabinet with her from 1999 to 2003, on May 19, 2007.^[1]

In May 2009, Volpé announced that he was not reoffering in the 2010 election.^[2]

In 2012, Volpe took the Government to the Human Rights Commission over a 1/3 cut in government pensions.

Notes

^ Cumby, Meghan. Opposition leader ties the knot with former Conservative MLA. The New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, Page A3, Wednesday, May 23, 2007.
^ "Former N.B. Tory interim leader Jeannot Volpé won't run in 2010". CBC News. May 28, 2009. Retrieved 2015-05-26.

References

"Jeannot Volpé". MLA Bios - 56th Legislature. Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2009-12-07.

Cabinet posts (2)
New Brunswick provincial government of Bernard Lord
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Peter Mesheau	Minister of Finance 2003–2006	Victor Boudreau
Doug Tyler	Minister of Natural Resources and Energy 1999–2003 Ashfield served as Minister of Natural Resources Fitch served as Minister of Energy	Keith Ashfield and Bruce Fitch
Special Cabinet Responsibilities
Predecessor	Title	Successor
Bernard Lord	Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation 2006	Roly MacIntyre
Other offices
Preceded by Bernard Lord	Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 2007–2008	Succeeded by David Alward
Preceded by Bernard Lord	Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick 2006–2008 (interim)	Succeeded by David Alward
Preceded by Georges Corriveau	MLA for Madawaska-les-Lacs 1995–2010	Succeeded by Yvon Bonenfant

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[1] Cumby, Meghan. Opposition leader ties the knot with former Conservative MLA. The New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, Page A3, Wednesday, May 23, 2007.

[2] "Former N.B. Tory interim leader Jeannot Volpé won't run in 2010". CBC News. May 28, 2009. Retrieved 2015-05-26.

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+'''Jeannot Volpé''' (born June 28, 1950) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[politician]] in the [[New Brunswick|Province of New Brunswick]].
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+Born in [[Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick|Saint-Jacques]], [[New Brunswick]], Volpé graduated from the [[University of Moncton]] in 1973 with a [[Bachelor of Physical Education]] degree and taught school until 1980. He was [[election|elected]] to the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]] in [[1995 New Brunswick general election|1995]] and re-elected in [[1999 New Brunswick general election|1999]], [[2003 New Brunswick general election|2003]] and [[2006 New Brunswick general election|2006]].
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+He represented the [[electoral district]] of [[Madawaska-les-Lacs]] and was a member of the [[Executive Council of New Brunswick|cabinet]] from 1999 to 2006.  On December 19, 2006, he was elected [[Interim leader (Canada)|interim leader]] of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick]], he became [[Leader of the Opposition (New Brunswick)|leader of the opposition]] in the Legislature upon [[Bernard Lord]]'s resignation from that role on January 31, 2007.
 Volpé married former Progressive Conservative MLA and Cabinet Minister [[Kim Jardine]], whom he met when he served in cabinet with her from 1999 to 2003, on May 19, 2007.<ref>Cumby, Meghan.  ''Opposition leader ties the knot with former Conservative MLA''.  The New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, Page A3, Wednesday, May 23, 2007.</ref>
-In May 2009, Volpé announced that he was not reoffering in the [[New Brunswick general election, 2010|2010 election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/former-n-b-tory-interim-leader-jeannot-volp%C3%A9-won-t-run-in-2010-1.808200|title=Former N.B. Tory interim leader Jeannot Volpé won't run in 2010|work=CBC News|date=May 28, 2009|accessdate=2015-05-26}}</ref>
+In May 2009, Volpé announced that he was not reoffering in the [[2010 New Brunswick general election|2010 election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/former-n-b-tory-interim-leader-jeannot-volp%C3%A9-won-t-run-in-2010-1.808200|title=Former N.B. Tory interim leader Jeannot Volpé won't run in 2010|work=CBC News|date=May 28, 2009|accessdate=2015-05-26}}</ref>
 In 2012, Volpe took the Government to the Human Rights Commission over a 1/3 cut in government pensions.
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