{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1965)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Richard Merlini | image = | caption = | cabinet = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|01|27}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec | death_date = | death_place = | profession = | party = Action démocratique du Québec (2007-2008)<br />Quebec Liberal Party (2014-present) | honorific_suffix = | office1 = Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chambly | term_start1 = March 26, 2007 | term_end1 = December 8, 2008 | predecessor1 = Diane Legault | successor1 = Bertrand St-Arnaud | portfolio = | footnotes = | office = Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for La Prairie | term_start = April 7, 2014 | term_end = October 1, 2018 | predecessor = Stéphane Le Bouyonnec | successor = Christian Dubé | spouse = Lisa Hodgson }} '''Richard Merlini''' (born January 27, 1965, in Montreal, Quebec) is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Chambly from 2007 to 2008.
Merlini holds a bachelor's degree in political science and history from Concordia University. Merlini worked for Premcor Ltee, a commercial printing company in Saint-Lambert as a clerk, a board member and the vice-president (production sector) for 26 years.
Merlini was also a candidate in Saint-Lambert in the 1990 municipal elections and in La Prairie in 2003. He was also involved with the Montreal South Shore Chamber of Commerce and the business association of La Prairie. He also coached a local soccer team in La Prairie since 2001.
Until 2003, he was a Liberal supporter.<ref>[http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070327/CPACTUALITES02/703270746/6461/CPACTUALITES02 Les nouveaux visages de l'ADQ, La Presse, March 27, 2007]</ref> In 2006, he was named the vice-president of the ADQ.
Merlini was first elected in the 2007 election with 39% of the vote. Parti Québécois candidate Bertrand St-Arnaud finished second with 29% of the vote. Merlini took office on April 12, 2007, and was named the critic for energy affairs.<ref>[http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Politique/2007/04/12/005-AssermentationADQ.shtml Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007]</ref>
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==External links== * {{Quebec MNA biography|merlini-richard-5917}}
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