# Jean-François Roberge

Jean-François Roberge MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. He represents the electoral district of Chambly as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec and is the former Education Minister. He was replaced by Bernard Drainville in October 2022.
He was also the party's candidate in Vachon in the 2012 election.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Roberge was an elementary school teacher, as well as a regular commentator on education issues for TVA's morning talk show Deux filles le matin. He published a young adult novel, Francis perdu dans les méandres, in 2010.

## Minister of Education (2018–2022)

Under Roberge's term as Minister of Education, the government showed plans to replace the Ethics and religious culture, with a new curriculum which would shift the focus from religion toward culture and citizenship.
Also as Minister Roberge saw The CAQ government passing bill 40 which saw the French and English school boards being replaced with School service centres. The abolishing of school boards is said to save the government more than $10 million. Their reason for this is to try to improve the quality of education in Quebec.
The English school boards of Quebec invoked Article 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, which is the official language minority education rights. They take legal action to get exempted from Bill 40.
In December 6, 2022: Minister Roberge tabled a bill that would make the Oath of Allegiance to the King optional for members of the National Assembly (MNAs). That bill passed on December 9, 2022.
Roberge was replaced by Bernard Drainville in October 2022.

## Electoral record

vte2022 Quebec general election: Chambly :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean-François Roberge | | |
| | Parti Québécois | Marie-Laurence Desgagné | | |
| | Québec solidaire | Vincent Michaux-St-Louis | | |
| | Conservative | Daniel Desnoyers | | |
| | Liberal | Lina Yunes | | |
| | Climat Québec | Sanae Chahad | | – |
| | Démocratie directe | Caroline Boisvert | | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | – | – |
vte2018 Quebec general election: Chambly :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean-François Roberge | 18,940 | 50.26 | +16.02 |
| | Parti Québécois | Christian Picard | 6,564 | 17.42 | -15.67 |
| | Québec solidaire | Francis Vigeant | 6,177 | 16.39 | +9 |
| | Liberal | François Villeneuve | 4,599 | 12.2 | -10.01 |
| | Green | Camille B. Jannard | 683 | 1.81 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Guy L'Heureux | 309 | 0.82 | +0.42 |
| | New Democratic | Gilles Létourneau | 180 | 0.48 | |
| | Bloc Pot | Benjamin Vachon | 167 | 0.44 | |
| | CINQ | Gilles Guindon | 66 | 0.18 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,685 | 98.64 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 518 | 1.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,203 | 75.35 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 50,699 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | Swing | +15.85 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean-François Roberge | 12,130 | 34.24 | +0.08 |
| | Parti Québécois | Bertrand St-Arnaud | 11,722 | 33.09 | -7.04 |
| | Liberal | Magdala Ferdinand | 7,869 | 22.21 | +5.73 |
| | Québec solidaire | Francis Vigeant | 2,618 | 7.39 | +2.40 |
| | Green | Mary Harper | 392 | 1.11 | -0.58 |
| | Parti nul | Vincent Dessureault | 353 | 1.00 | |
| | Option nationale | Martin Laramée | 200 | 0.56 | -1.47 |
| | Conservative | Michael Maher | 140 | 0.40 | -0.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,424 | 98.65 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 483 | 1.35 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,907 | 76.62 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 46,866 | – | – |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | Swing | +3.56 |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Bertrand St-Arnaud | 15,104 | 40.13 | -3.45 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Martin Trudeau | 12,857 | 34.16 | +17.32 |
| | Liberal | Julie Tremblay | 6,203 | 16.48 | -15.14 |
| | Québec solidaire | Anne Poussard | 1,878 | 4.99 | +2.38 |
| | Option nationale | Martin Laramée | 765 | 2.03 | |
| | Green | Nicolas Lescarbeau | 633 | 1.68 | -1.26 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Nicol | 199 | 0.53 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,639 | 98.95 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 400 | 1.05 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,039 | 83.50 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 45,554 | – | – |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -10.39 |