Mario Dumont | |
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 Dumont in 2007 | |
| Leader of the Opposition of Quebec | |
| In office March 26, 2007 – November 5, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | André Boisclair |
| Succeeded by | Pauline Marois |
| Leader of the ADQ | |
| In office May 11, 1994 – March 6, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Allaire |
| Succeeded by | Sylvie Roy (interim) |
| MNA for Rivière-du-Loup | |
| In office September 12, 1994 – March 6, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Côté |
| Succeeded by | Jean D'Amour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 19, 1970 Cacouna, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Party of Quebec (1985–1994) Action démocratique du Québec (1994-2009) |
| Spouse | Marie-Claude Barrette |
| Children |
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| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Television presenter |
Mario Dumont (born May 19, 1970) is a Canadian television personality and former politician in Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA), and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ), from 1994 to 2009. After the 2007 Quebec election, Dumont obtained the post of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly.
Following his party's poor showing in the 2008 Quebec election, he announced his resignation as ADQ leader, and subsequently joined the television network V to host a daily news and talk show, Dumont, which began in 2009. He left that network in 2012 to join the all-news channel LCN.[1]
- ^ "Mario Dumont quitte V pour LCN". La Presse (in French). 18 May 2012.