# Maxime Arseneau

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Canadian politician

Maxime Arseneau MNA for Îles-de-la-Madeleine In office 15 December 1998 – 5 November 2008 Preceded by Georges Farrah Succeeded by Germain Chevarie Personal details Born (1949-11-24) 24 November 1949 (age 76) Havre-aux-Maisons (Village), Quebec, Canada Party Parti Québécois Profession radio host, teacher

**Maxime Arseneau** (born 24 November 1949) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) radio host and [teacher](/source/Teacher) and former [Quebec](/source/Quebec) politician. He was the Member of [National Assembly of Quebec](/source/National_Assembly_of_Quebec) for the [riding](/source/Riding_(division)) of [Îles-de-la-Madeleine](/source/%C3%8Eles-de-la-Madeleine_(provincial_electoral_district)). He represents the [Parti Québécois](/source/Parti_Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois) and was a former [minister](/source/Minister_(government)) in the cabinets of Former [Premiers](/source/Premier) [Lucien Bouchard](/source/Lucien_Bouchard) and [Bernard Landry](/source/Bernard_Landry). Arseneau served as MNA from 1998 to 2008.

Born in [Havre-aux-Maisons (Village), Quebec](/source/Les_%C3%8Eles-de-la-Madeleine%2C_Quebec#Havre-aux-Maisons), Arseneau went at the [Université de Montréal](/source/Universit%C3%A9_de_Montr%C3%A9al) and obtained a [bachelor's degree](/source/Bachelor's_degree) in history and later received a certificate in [science education](/source/Science_education) at the [Université du Québec à Montréal](/source/Universit%C3%A9_du_Qu%C3%A9bec_%C3%A0_Montr%C3%A9al) in 1979. He then became a history and economics teacher for nearly 15 years. He was later an assistant director in the Department of Continuing Education at the [Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles](/source/C%C3%A9gep_de_la_Gasp%C3%A9sie_et_des_%C3%8Eles) for 10 years.

He would also host a show at [CFIM](/source/CFIM-FM), a community [radio station](/source/Radio_station) and would be active in politics being the president of the Parti Québécois in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine region twice, while he was the vice-president of the YES committee in the [1995 referendum](/source/1995_Quebec_referendum).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Arseneau was first elected as an MNA for Îles-de-la-Madeleine in [1998](/source/1998_Quebec_general_election) and was named the delegate minister for tourism and the minister responsible for the [Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine](/source/Gasp%C3%A9sie-%C3%8Eles-de-la-Madeleine) region. After Bernard Landry replaced Lucien Bouchard as Premier of Quebec, Arseneau was named in 2001 the minister of agriculture, fisheries and food. Arseneau was re-elected in [2003](/source/2003_Quebec_general_election) and [2007](/source/2007_Quebec_general_election). He was the PQ's critic in agriculture, fisheries and food. He did not seek re-election in the 2008 provincial elections.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## External links

- ["Biography"](http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/deputes/arseneau-maxime-1767/biographie.html). *Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours* (in French). [National Assembly of Quebec](/source/National_Assembly_of_Quebec).

Political offices Preceded by Remy Trudel Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2001–2003 Succeeded by Yvon Vallieres Preceded by David Cliche Minister of Tourism 1998–2001 Succeeded by Richard Legendre

v t e Cabinet of Premier of Quebec Bernard Landry (2001–2003) Bernard Landry Maxime Arseneau Gilles Baril Jacques Baril Louise Beaudoin Stéphane Bédard Paul Bégin Roger Bertrand Rosaire Bertrand André Boisclair Claude Boucher André Boulerice Jocelyne Caron Jean-Pierre Charbonneau Solange Charest David Cliche Jacques Côté Rita Dionne-Marsolais Joseph Facal François Gendron Linda Goupil Guy Julien Normand Jutras François Legault Richard Legendre Nicole Léger Diane Lemieux Michel Létourneau Agnès Maltais Pauline Marois Serge Ménard Lucie Papineau Jean Rochon Jean-François Simard Sylvain Simard Rémy Trudel

v t e Cabinet of Premier of Quebec Lucien Bouchard (1996–2001) Lucien Bouchard Maxime Arseneau Gilles Baril Jacques Baril Louise Beaudoin Paul Bégin Pierre Bélanger Roger Bertrand Jacques Brassard André Boisclair Denise Carrier-Perreault Guy Chevrette David Cliche Rita Dionne-Marsolais Joseph Facal Linda Goupil Jean-Pierre Jolivet Guy Julien Bernard Landry Jacques Léonard François Legault Nicole Léger Diane Lemieux Agnès Maltais Pauline Marois Serge Ménard Robert Perreault Matthias Rioux Jean Rochon Sylvain Simard Rémy Trudel

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