# Rosaire Bertrand

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Canadian politician and insurance broker

Rosaire Bertrand MNA for Charlevoix In office September 12, 1994 – August 13, 2007 Preceded by Daniel Bradet Succeeded by Pauline Marois Personal details Born (1936-10-25) October 25, 1936 (age 89) Saint-Fabien-de-Panet, Quebec Party Parti Québécois Profession Insurance broker

**Rosaire Bertrand** (born October 25, 1936, in [Saint-Fabien-de-Panet, Quebec](/source/Saint-Fabien-de-Panet%2C_Quebec)) is an [insurance broker](/source/Insurance_broker) and a former [Quebec](/source/Quebec) [politician](/source/Politician). He was the Member of [National Assembly of Quebec](/source/National_Assembly_of_Quebec) for the provincial [riding](/source/Riding_(division)) of [Charlevoix](/source/Charlevoix_(provincial_electoral_district)) as a member of the [Parti Québécois](/source/Parti_Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois) from 1994 to 2007. [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Bertrand worked for 33 years in the insurance business as a chartered life [underwriter](/source/Underwriter), a certified insurance and a life insurance broker and was the president of two insurance firms from 1976 to 1997. He was also an administration member of the Junior Chambers of French Canada, the Canadian Life Insurance Association, the Association of [Quebec City](/source/Quebec_City) Life underwriters, the Provincial Association of Quebec Life Underwriters and the Insurance Brokers Association of Quebec. He was also an active member of the Parti Québécois, being the president of the party in the [Capitale-Nationale](/source/Capitale-Nationale) region.

Bertrand entered politics in [1994](/source/1994_Quebec_general_election) and was elected for the first of four mandates in Charlevoix. During his first mandate he was the [Chair of the Government Caucus](/source/Caucus_chair) from 1994 to 1996. After being re-elected in [1998](/source/1998_Quebec_general_election), he was the Delegate [Minister](/source/Minister_(government)) responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region from 2001 to 2003. Bertrand was later re-elected in [2003](/source/2003_Quebec_general_election) and [2007](/source/2007_Quebec_general_election). During his third mandate, he was the critic in [financial institutions](/source/Financial_institutions).

On August 13, 2007, Bertrand announced his retirement as MNA for Charlevoix, making way for PQ leader [Pauline Marois](/source/Pauline_Marois) to be the candidate in a by-election.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** White, Marianne (August 14, 2007). ["Marois to run in Charlevoix by-election; ADQ won't promise her free ride"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-marois-to-run-in-charlevoix/142578994/). *[The Gazette](/source/The_Gazette_(Montreal))*. Quebec City, Quebec. [Canwest News Service](/source/Postmedia_Network). p. A9. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via newspapers.com.

## External links

- ["Biography"](http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/deputes/bertrand-rosaire-2063/biographie.html). *Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours* (in French). [National Assembly of Quebec](/source/National_Assembly_of_Quebec).

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