Alain Rayes

Alain Rayes
Quebec Lieutenant
In office
November 8, 2021 – February 6, 2022
LeaderErin O'Toole
Candice Bergen (interim)
Preceded byRichard Martel
Succeeded byLuc Berthold
In office
July 20, 2017 – September 2, 2020
LeaderAndrew Scheer
Erin O'Toole
Preceded byDenis Lebel
Succeeded byRichard Martel
Mayor of Victoriaville
In office
November 2, 2009 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byRoger Richard
Succeeded byChristian Lettre (interim)
Member of Parliament
for Richmond—Arthabaska
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byAndré Bellavance
Shadow cabinet posts
2021–2022Shadow Minister for Official Languages
2020–2021Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage, Official Languages & Quebec Economic Development
2017–2019Shadow Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs
Personal details
Born (1971-12-11) December 11, 1971 (age 52)
Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
Political partyIndependent (federal, 2022–present)
CAQ (provincial)
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (federal, 2015–2022)
ADQ (provincial, 2003–2012)
ResidenceVictoriaville[1]

Alain Rayes MP (born December 11, 1971) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Richmond—Arthabaska in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election, and reelected in the 2019 and 2021 elections. Elected as a Conservative in 2021, he has left the party and now sits as an Independent MP in the House of Commons.

From 2017 to 2019 and 2021 to 2022, Rayes served as Quebec lieutenant under Conservative leaders Andrew Scheer and Erin O'Toole.

Before federal politics, Rayes served for six years as the mayor of Victoriaville.

  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

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