Réjean Hébert
Canadian politician and geriatrician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Réjean Hébert OC is a Canadian politician and geriatrician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Saint-François, first elected in the 2012 election,[1] he served as Minister of Health and Social Services in the government of Pauline Marois.[citation needed]
Réjean Hébert | |
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Ministry of Health and Social Services | |
In office September 19, 2012 – April 23, 2014 | |
Premier | Pauline Marois |
Preceded by | Yves Bolduc |
Succeeded by | Gaétan Barrette |
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-François | |
In office September 4, 2012 – April 7, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay |
Succeeded by | Guy Hardy |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-09-07) September 7, 1955 (age 68) Quebec City, Quebec |
Political party | Liberal (since 2019) |
Other political affiliations | Parti Québécois (before 2019) |
Profession | Physician |
His narrow victory over Quebec Liberal Party candidate Nathalie Goguen was confirmed in a judicial recount on September 14, 2012.[1] He was defeated in the 2014 Quebec election by Liberal candidate Guy Hardy.
Hebert was dean of the School of Public Health at the Universite de Montreal.[citation needed]
In September 2019, Hébert was confirmed as the federal Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the Longueuil—Saint-Hubert electoral district. He won the nomination by acclamation,[2] but did not win the election.
Hébert was married and had children before coming out as gay at age 40.[3] He was one of three openly gay members of the National Assembly during his time in office, alongside Sylvain Gaudreault and Agnès Maltais.[4]
He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2023. He currently resides in Sherbrooke, Quebec.[5]