Geoffrey Kelley
Politician
1955 –
Who is Geoffrey Kelley?
Geoffrey Kelley is a Quebec politician, coach and teacher. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Jacques-Cartier in Montreal's West Island region. He represents the Quebec Liberal Party.
Kelley went to the Université de Montréal to study French courses and then obtained a diploma at John Abbott College. He would later obtain a Bachelor's degree in history and a Master's degree in modern history of Canada at McGill University. He was then a teacher at Commission scolaire du Lakeshore and a lecturer at various institutions including John Abbott College, Collège Marie-Victorin and McGill University. He was also the political aide for several Ministers including the Minister of Education, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Public Security and was a chief of staff of the Deputy Premier and the President of the Treasury Board.
Kelley was also a coach of a Lakeshore soccer club and was an outfielder for a Beaconsfield baseball club.
Kelley jumped into politics when he was elected in 1994 in Jacques-Cartier and re-elected in 1998. He served as the Liberal's critics in family policy and native affairs. After being re-elected in 2003, he was a backbencher until he was named Minister for Native Affairs in 2005. Despite being re-elected to a fourth term in the 2007 elections, he was not re-appointed to Jean Charest's cabinet. He is currently Chair of the Social Affairs Commission. And then in 2011 he was re-elected as Minister of Indian Affairs
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- Born
- Feb 17, 1955
Montreal - Spouses
- Education
- McGill University
- Lived in
- Montreal
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on July 23, 2013
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