Benoît Pelletier
Benoît Pelletier | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs | |
| In office 29 April 2003 – 18 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Charbonneau |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Dupuis |
| Minister of Aboriginal Affairs | |
| In office 29 April 2003 – 18 February 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Rémy Trudel and Michel Létourneau |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Kelley |
| In office 18 April 2007 – 18 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Kelley |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Corbeil |
| Leader of the Government in Parliament | |
| In office 18 April 2007 – 5 November 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Dupuis |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Dupuis |
| Minister responsible for the reform of democratic institutions | |
| In office 18 February 2005 – 18 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Dupuis |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Dupuis |
| Minister responsible for the Outaouais | |
| In office 29 April 2003 – 18 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Sylvain Simard |
| Succeeded by | Norman MacMillan |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chapleau | |
| In office 30 November 1998 – 5 November 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Claire Vaive |
| Succeeded by | Marc Carrière |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1960 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 30 March 2024 (aged 64) Mexico |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Gatineau, Quebec |
| Profession | Lawyer, professor |
Benoît Pelletier CM OQ FRSC (10 January 1960 – 30 March 2024) was a Canadian lawyer, academic, and politician in the province of Quebec.
He was a Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1998 to 2008 and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of Jean Charest. He was best known for promoting the concept of "asymmetric federalism" to incorporate Quebec nationalism into a decentralized Canadian federal structure.