Gaétan Barrette
Gaétan Barrette (born July 5, 1956) is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. He represented the electoral district of La Pinière as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party until retiring from politics at the 2022 Quebec general election.
Doctor Gaétan Barrette MNA | |
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| Minister of Health | |
| In office April 23, 2014 – October 18, 2018 | |
| Premier | Philippe Couillard |
| Preceded by | Réjean Hébert |
| Succeeded by | Danielle McCann |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for La Pinière | |
| In office April 7, 2014 – August 28, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Fatima Houda-Pepin |
| Succeeded by | Linda Caron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5, 1956 La Tuque, Quebec |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party Coalition Avenir Québec (formerly) |
| Residence(s) | Brossard, Quebec |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal University of Grenoble University of California, San Diego |
| Profession | Radiologist |
Prior to his election to the legislature, he was a radiologist at Montreal's Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont. He ran in the 2012 election as a candidate of the Coalition Avenir Québec in Terrebonne, but ran as a Liberal in 2014. He was named Minister of Health and Social Services on April 24, 2014. His tenure as heath minister was considered so controversial that leader Philippe Couillard instead tapped Getrude Bourdon, who resigned from her role as the CEO of the Laval University hospital to run as a candidate in the riding of Jean-Lesage if the party won the 2018 election.