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Mario Dumont

Personal data
Date of birthMay 19, 1970(age 45)
Place of birthCacouna, Quebec, Canada
Political partyParti libéral du Québec (1985-1994)
Action démocratique du Québec (1994-present)
SpouseMarie-Claude Barrette
ChildrenAngela
Charles
Juliette
Alma materConcordia University
ProfessionPolitician
Leader of the Opposition (Quebec)
In officeMarch 26, 2007 - November 5, 2008
Succeeded byPauline Marois
Preceded byAndré Boisclair
Leader of the ADQ
In office1994 - March 6, 2009
Succeeded bySylvie Roy (interim)
Preceded byJean Allaire
MNA for Rivière-du-Loup
In officeSeptember 12, 1994 - March 6, 2009
Succeeded byJean D'Amour
Preceded byAlbert Côté

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Mario Dumont (born May 19, 1970 in Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna, Quebec) is a television personality and former politician in the province of Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA), and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ), from 1994 to 2009. After the 2007 Quebec election, Dumont obtained the post of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly.

Following his party's poor showing in the 2008 Quebec election, he announced his resignation as ADQ leader, and subsequently joined the television network V to host a daily news and talk show, Dumont, which began in 2009.


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