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 | |
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Plamondon in 2020. | |
Leader of the Parti Québécois | |
Assumed office October 9, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Pascal Bérubé (interim) |
Personal details | |
Born | Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada | February 17, 1977
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Parti Québécois |
Spouse(s) | Alexandra Tremblay |
Alma mater | McGill University Lund University Oxford University |
Profession | Lawyer, 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
Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | ||||
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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 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Coalition Avenir Québec | Marguerite Blais | 14,876 | 47.03 | – | ||||
Parti Québécois | Paul St-Pierre Plamondon | 7,739 | 24.47 | – | ||||
Québec solidaire | Lucie Mayer | 4,414 | 13.96 | – | ||||
Liberal | Naömie Goyette | 4,063 | 12.85 | – | ||||
Conservative | Malcolm Mulcahy | 303 | 0.96 | – | ||||
Parti libre | Michel Leclerc | 235 | 0.74 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 31,630 | 98.51 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 477 | 1.49 | ||||||
Turnout | 32,107 | 70.80 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 45,347 |
Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | |||
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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
- Porter, Isabelle (June 4, 2012). "Point chaud - «Le point limite est atteint»". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- "Il quitte Stikeman pour changer le monde" (in French). February 5, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- 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
- "AJBM 2010: Et les gagnants sont..." (in French). November 19, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- "The Parti Québécois has a new leader!" (in French). October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- "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.