predecessor successor birth_place party profession office birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name
jean-pierre soucy michel matte beauport , quebec action démocratique du québec teacher , director , marketing director mna for portneuf 14 june 1946 april 25 , 2007 claudette roberge raymond francoeur
 november 5 , 2008 raymond francoeur
raymond francoeur

raymond francoeur -lrb- born june 14 , 1946 , in beauport , quebec -lrb- now quebec city -rrb- -rrb- is a politician from quebec , canada .
he was an action démocratique du québec member of the national assembly for the electoral district of portneuf from 2007 to 2008 .
after his collegiate studies at cegep de sainte-foy , he was enrolled in the canadian forces as an officer lieutenant .
after his military service , he held various directing positions , including the director for the quebec & saguenay -- lac-saint-jean division of scott paper company , and a quebec city region director of a local milk company .
he was also a marketing and/or sales director for various local institutions including automobile dealerships -lrb- while also being co-owner -rrb- and insurance companies .
he also taught for six years at cegep sainte-foy in the marketing department .
he was a member for various local club organisations including the lions club , club rotary and club optimiste in the quebec city area .
before his election , he served as mayor of sainte-christine-d'auvergne .
francoeur was first elected in the 2007 election with 46 % of the vote .
liberal incumbent jean-pierre soucy finished second with 32 % of the vote .
francoeur took office on april 12 , 2007 .
