Jean-François Fortin (politician)
Jean-François Fortin (born September 12, 1973) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the riding of Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia in the 2011 federal election as a member of the Bloc Québécois, and was chosen interim parliamentary leader of the Bloc on February 26, 2014.
Jean-François Fortin | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Strength in Democracy | |
| In office October 21, 2014 – January 3, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Party created |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
| Member of Parliament for Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia | |
| In office May 30, 2011 – August 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Yves Roy |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Leader of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons Interim | |
| In office February 26, 2014 – August 12, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | André Bellavance |
| Succeeded by | Louis Plamondon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 12, 1973 |
| Other political affiliations | Strength in Democracy (2014–2016) Independent (2014) Bloc Québécois (2011–2014) |
| Profession | Professor |
On August 12, 2014, Fortin quit the party to sit as an independent, saying that the Bloc Québécois he had joined no longer exists and that new party leader Mario Beaulieu had destroyed its credibility.
On October 21, 2014, Fortin, along with Jean-François Larose, the NDP MP for Repentigny, announced that they were forming Strength in Democracy, a new Quebec-centred political party dedicated to representing the province's regions. In the 2015 federal election he ran for the new riding of Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia and lost to Liberal Rémi Massé.