Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (born February 17, 1977), often known by his initials PSPP, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, and columnist currently serving as the leader of the Parti Québécois.

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Plamondon in 2020.
Leader of the Parti Québécois
Assumed office
October 9, 2020
Preceded byPascal Bérubé (interim)
Personal details
Born (1977-02-17) February 17, 1977
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyParti Québécois
Spouse(s)Alexandra Tremblay
Alma materMcGill University
Lund University
Oxford University
ProfessionLawyer, entrepreneur, columnist, author

Education and early career

Plamondon started his academic studies at Collège André-Grasset, which he graduated from in 1997. He would later receive a bachelor's degree in civil and common law from McGill University in 2001, a diploma in International Law from Lund University in 2001, and an MBA from Oxford University in 2006.[1]

In 2003, he was a volunteer prosecutor for the Permanent Assembly of Human Rights in Sucre, Bolivia. A little later in 2005, he worked in the legal affairs of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Belgium. Plamondon was also a lawyer in the litigation department of Stikeman Elliott, a renowned national law firm.[2]

In 2009, he joined the law firm Delegatus as vice-president and shareholder of the firm.[3] Recognized for his social involvement, Plamondon was awarded the title of Lawyer of the Year in 2010, in the pro bono category, at the Young Bar Association of Montreal's annual conference celebrating the "leaders of tomorrow".[4]

Social activism and political career

In 2007, he co-founded Génération d'idées, a non-profit think tank whose mission is to interest 20-35 year olds in public debate by inviting them to express themselves on societal themes on the various platforms of Génération d'idées.

In 2009, in order to promote Generation of Ideas and to sound out the opinion of Quebec's Generation Y, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon visited 19 Quebec cities in 63 days and collected the thoughts of 500 young people.

Electoral record

2020 Parti Québécois leadership election results by round[5]
Candidate 1st round 2nd round 3rd round
Votes cast % Votes cast % Votes cast %
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon 9,042 35.44% 10,554 41.59% 13,530 56.02%
Sylvain Gaudreault 8,415 32.98% 8,906 35.09% 10,621 43.98%
Guy Nantel 5,499 21.55% 5,917 23.32% Eliminated
Frédéric Bastien 2,559 10.03% Eliminated
Total 25,515 100% 25,377 100% 24,151 100%
2018 Quebec general election: Prévost
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecMarguerite Blais14,87647.03
Parti QuébécoisPaul St-Pierre Plamondon7,73924.47
Québec solidaireLucie Mayer4,41413.96
LiberalNaömie Goyette4,06312.85
ConservativeMalcolm Mulcahy3030.96
Parti libreMichel Leclerc2350.74
Total valid votes 31,63098.51
Total rejected ballots 4771.49
Turnout 32,10770.80
Eligible voters 45,347
2016 Parti Québécois leadership election results by round[6]
Candidate 1st round 2nd round
Votes cast % Votes cast %
Jean-François Lisée 25,936 47.03% 27,801 50.63%
Alexandre Cloutier 16,357 29.66% 17,403 31.70%
Martine Ouellet 9,077 16.46% 9,702 17.67%
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon 3,772 6.84% Eliminated
Total 55,142 100% 54,906 100%

References

  1. Porter, Isabelle (June 4, 2012). "Point chaud - «Le point limite est atteint»". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. "Il quitte Stikeman pour changer le monde" (in French). February 5, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. La Presse (http://affaires.lapresse.ca/dossiers/affaires-juridiques/200904/16/01-847004-paul-st-pierre-plamondon-chez-delegatus.php), consulted on December 28, 2012
  4. "AJBM 2010: Et les gagnants sont..." (in French). November 19, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  5. "The Parti Québécois has a new leader!" (in French). October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  6. "Jean-François Lisée squeaks to victory in Parti Québécois leadership race". October 7, 2016. Archived from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.


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