Chantal Rouleau

Chantal Rouleau
MNA
Chantal Rouleau MNA
	Rouleau in 2009
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Pointe-aux-Trembles
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 18, 2018
Preceded by	Nicole Léger
Quebec Minister for Social Solidarity and Community Action
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 20, 2022
Preceded by	Jean Boulet
Borough mayor for Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles and Montreal City Councillor
	In office; June 7, 2010 – October 2, 2018
Preceded by	Joe Magri
Succeeded by	Caroline Bourgeois
Personal details
Born	July 4, 1959 (age 65); Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Coalition Avenir Québec (provincial)
Other political; affiliations	Équipe Denis Coderre (2013–present); Vision Montréal (2010–2013);
Residence(s)	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Environmentalist; entrepreneur;

Chantal Rouleau MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.^[1] She represents the electoral district of Pointe-aux-Trembles as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.^[2]

Prior to her election to the legislature, Rouleau served on Montreal City Council. She became mayor of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles in June 2010 following a municipal by-election.^[3] She was a member of the Vision Montréal municipal political party until May 30, 2013, when she left to join Équipe Denis Coderre.^[4] In 2018 she ran as a candidate for the Coalition Avenir Québec in Pointe-Aux-Trembles. She won, flipping a riding that has been solidly PQ for three decades. She won re-election in the 2022 Quebec election by a large margin. She has held three cabinet posts in the Legault government since 2018. Such as, Minister responsible for the Montréal region, Deputy Minister of Transport (2018-2022), and Minister of Social Solidarity and Community Action (2022 - )

Rouleau had previously been involved in sustainable development initiatives in Montreal's east end for more than 30 years.^[3]

Electoral record

Provincial

v t e 2022 Quebec general election: Pointe-aux-Trembles
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Chantal Rouleau	12,156	45.88	+6.92
	Parti Québécois	Jocelyn Desjardins	5,265	19.87	-12.33
	Québec solidaire	Simon Tremblay-Pepin	4,084	15.41	+0.55
	Liberal	Byanca Jeune	2,750	10.38	-2.18
	Conservative	Yves Beaulieu	1,804	6.81	–
	Green	Alex Di Pardo	268	1.01	–
	Climat Québec	Marc Michaud	82	0.30	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Geneviève Royer	53	0.20
	Équipe Autonomiste	Louis Chandonnet	33	0.10
Total valid votes				–
Total rejected ballots				–
Turnout
Electors on the lists				–	–

v t e 2018 Quebec general election: Pointe-aux-Trembles
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Chantal Rouleau	10,579	38.96	+14.9
	Parti Québécois	Jean-Martin Aussant	8,745	32.2	-11.02
	Québec solidaire	Céline Pereira	4,036	14.86	+7.08
	Liberal	Eric Ouellette	3,410	12.56	-9.84
	Bloc Pot	Pierre Surette	218	0.8
	Équipe Autonomiste	Louis Chandonnet	89	0.33	+0.13
	Marxist–Leninist	Geneviève Royer	79	0.29	+0
Total valid votes			27,156	97.87
Total rejected ballots			592	2.13
Turnout			27,748	67.43
Eligible voters			41,148
	Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois		Swing		+12.96
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

Municipal

2017 Montreal municipal election: Borough Mayor Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Équipe Denis Coderre	Chantal Rouleau	18,861	57.37	-8.57
	Projet Montréal	Pietro Mercuri	14,013	42.63	+24.33
Total valid votes/expense limit			32,874	96.43
Total rejected ballots			1,218	3.57	-2.58
Turnout			34,092	42.39	-0.12
Eligible voters			80,431	–	–

2013 Montreal municipal election: Borough Mayor Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Équipe Denis Coderre	Chantal Rouleau	20,755	65.94	new
	Projet Montréal	Romeo Della Valle	5,759	18.30	+0.79
	Coalition Montréal	Michel Taylor	4,963	15.77	new
Total valid votes/expense limit			31,477	93.85
Total rejected ballots			2,064	6.15	+4.13
Turnout			33,541	42.51	-1.58
Eligible voters			78,909	–	–

Borough Mayor Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles 2010 By election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Vision Montreal	Chantal Rouleau	4,855	40.73	+4.45
	Union Montreal	Barba Pisani	4,167	34.74	-6.53
	Projet Montréal	Colette Paul	2,100	17.51	-2.18
	Independent	André Bélisle	843	7.03	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			11,995	97.98	–
Total rejected ballots			248	2.02	-2.12
Turnout			12,243	15.75	-24.16
Eligible voters			77,725	–	–

2009 Montreal municipal election: Borough Mayor Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Union Montreal	Joe Magri	12,250	41.27	-9.03
	Vision Montreal	Chantal Rouleau	10,770	36.28	-7.16
	Projet Montréal	Thérèse Deschambault	5,845	19.69	+19.69
	Independent	Michel Daoust	817	2.75	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			29,682	95.86	–
Total rejected ballots			1,282	4.14	–
Turnout			30,964	39.91	–
Eligible voters			78,909	–	–

Cabinet posts

Cabinet posts (3)
Quebec provincial government of François Legault
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Jean Boulet	Minister for Social Solidarity and Community Action October 20, 2022 - present	Incumbent
Veronyque Tremblay	Deputy Minister of Transport October 18, 2018 – October 20, 2022	Geneviève Guilbault^[5]
Martin Coiteux	Minister responsible for the Montréal region October 18, 2018 - October 20, 2022	Pierre Fitzgibbon

References

^ "Liberals hang on to 19 seats on Montreal island, but CAQ makes inroads". CBC News Montreal, October 1, 2018.
^ "Chantal Rouleau - National Assembly of Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Arrondissement Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles - Chantal Rouleau" (in French). Ville de Montréal. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
^ "3 Vision Montreal councillors join Coderre". CBC News, May 30, 2013.
^ Position was merged into the hands of the transport minister Geneviève Guilbault

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[1] "Liberals hang on to 19 seats on Montreal island, but CAQ makes inroads". CBC News Montreal, October 1, 2018.

[2] "Chantal Rouleau - National Assembly of Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

[Ville-3] "Arrondissement Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles - Chantal Rouleau" (in French). Ville de Montréal. Retrieved November 5, 2010.

[4] "3 Vision Montreal councillors join Coderre". CBC News, May 30, 2013.

[5] Position was merged into the hands of the transport minister Geneviève Guilbault

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v t e Current members of the National Assembly of Quebec
Coalition Avenir Québec	Legault Abou-Khalil Allaire Asselin Bachand G. Bélanger S. Bélanger Bernard Biron Blais Blanchette Vézina Blouin Bogemans Boivin Roy Bonnardel Boulet Bourassa Bussière Caire Carmant Caron Champagne Jourdain Charest Charette D'Amours Déry Dionne Dorismond Drainville Dubé Dufour Duranceau Émond Fréchette Gagnon Gendron Girard (Groulx) Girard (Lac-Saint-Jean) Grondin Guilbault Guillemette Haytayan Hébert Jacques Jeannotte Jolin-Barrette Julien Lachance Lacombe Laforest Laframboise Lafrenière Lamontagne Lamothe LeBel I. Lecours L. Lecours Lemay Lemieux M. Lévesque S. Lévesque Mallette Martel Montigny Picard Poulet Poulin Proulx Provençal Reid Rivest Roberge Rouleau N. Roy S. Roy Sainte-Croix St-Louis Schmaltz Schneeberger Simard Skeete Soucy Tardif Thouin F. Tremblay S. Tremblay
Quebec Liberal Party	Beauchemin Benjamin Cadet Caron Ciccone Derraji Dufour Fortin Garceau Kelley Lakhoyan Olivier Maccarone McGraw Morin Prass Rizqy Rotiroti Setlakwe Tanguay
Québec solidaire	Cliche-Rivard Ghazal Bouazzi Fontecilla Grandmont Labrie Leduc Marissal Massé Nadeau-Dubois Zaga Mendez Zanetti
Parti Québécois†	St-Pierre Plamondon Arseneau Bérubé Gentilcore Paradis
Independent	Chassin Nichols
Party leaders listed first (in bold italics). Government members in bold denotes cabinet. † Party does not have official party status in the National Assembly.