Preceded by Serge Marcil Political party Parti Quebecois Name Serge Deslieres Spouse Irene Couture Party Parti Quebecois | Preceded by first member Profession teacher Role Politician Education Universite de Montreal Succeeded by Guy Leclair | |
Born April 14, 1947 (age 76)
Montreal, Quebec ( 1947-04-14 ) | ||
Serge Deslieres (born April 14, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former Quebec politician and teacher. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Beauharnois in the Monteregie region south of Montreal. He represents the Parti Quebecois and was a member of the party since 1969 and MNA from 1994 to 2008.
Deslieres went to the Universite de Montreal and obtained a bachelor's degree in remedial education in 1979. Deslieres was a teacher from 1970 to 1994 and was councilor and executive member for the Commission Scolaire de Valleyfield. From 1987 to 1994, he was the mayor of the municipality of Grande-Ile. He was also administration member of the MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry. He was also part of associations promoting economic development and employment and the region.While a member of the Parti Quebecois since 1969, he was the vice-president and president of the executive council of the PQ in Beauharnois and was a member of the Quebec sovereignty movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Deslieres entered politics and was elected in Salaberry-Soulanges in 1994 and re-elected in 1998 as the Parti Quebecois was in power from 1994 to 2003 under the leadership of Jacques Parizeau, Lucien Bouchard and Bernard Landry. He was named from 2001 to 2003, the Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Transport. He was re-elected in 2003 and 2007 and served in his third mandate as critic for transport. In his final mandate he served as the PQ critic in leisure and sport before being named the critic for roads and public transit. He did not run for re-election in 2008.