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André Fortin
MNA
André Fortin MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Pontiac
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 7, 2014
Preceded by	Charlotte L'Écuyer
Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Transport Electrification
	In office; October 11, 2017 – October 18, 2018
Preceded by	Laurent Lessard
Succeeded by	François Bonnardel
Personal details
Political party	Quebec Liberal Party
Residence(s)	Aylmer, Quebec

André Fortin is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election.^[1] He represents the electoral district of Pontiac as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Fortin has represented the provincial riding of Pontiac since April 7, 2014 and has been re-elected in every provincial election since then.^[2]

He currently resides in the Aylmer district of Gatineau.

Early life and career

Andre Fortin was born on December 12, 1981 in Quyon, Quebec.^[3]

Fortin graduated from the Cégep du Vieux Montréal in 2000 with a Diploma of College Studies in Social Sciences. Fortin later graduated from the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce in 2003. Fortin also has a Master’s degree in Business Administration which he also received from the University of Ottawa in 2011.^[4]

Prior to his election to the legislature, Fortin was a director of government relations for Canadian telecommunications company Telus as well as the Director of Public Affairs for the Brewers Association of Canada. He has also previously served as a political aide in the offices of Paul Martin, Jean Lapierre, Bill Graham and Ralph Goodale.^[5]

Political career

Andre Fortin was first elected to the provincial legislature on April 7, 2014 in the riding of Pontiac winning with 75% of the vote.^[6]

During his first term in office, Fortin served as the Quebec Minister of Transport, Sustainable Development and Transport Electrification.

As of September 7, 2024, he serves as the opposition critic for Health; Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Forests; Outaouais; and Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

Electoral record

v t e 2022 Quebec general election: Pontiac
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	André Fortin	12,477	43.68	-10.21
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Corinne Canuel-Jolicoeur	7,056	24.70	+4.29
	Conservative	Terrence Watters	3,118	10.92	+7.83
	Québec solidaire	Mike Owen Sebagenzi	2,935	10.28	-0.46
	Parti Québécois	Jolaine Paradis-Châteauneuf	1,887	6.61	+1.10
	Green	Pierre Cyr	616	2.16	-1.17
	Canadian	William Twolan	475	1.66	–
Total valid votes			28,564	99.36	–
Total rejected ballots			185	0.64	–
Turnout			28,749	53.50	-0.03
Electors on the lists			53,735

v t e 2018 Quebec general election: Pontiac
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	André Fortin	14,869	53.89	-21.87
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Olive Kamanyana	5,632	20.41	+11.48
	Québec solidaire	Julia Wilkie	2,964	10.74	+4.37
	Parti Québécois	Marie-Claire Nivolon	1,520	5.51	-3.04
	Green	Roger Fleury	919	3.33
	Conservative	Kenny Roy	853	3.09
	New Democratic	Samuel Gendron	795	2.88
	Marxist–Leninist	Louis Lang	40	0.14	-0.25
Total valid votes			27,592	99.11
Total rejected ballots			249	0.89
Turnout			27,841	53.53
Eligible voters			52,009
	Liberal hold		Swing		-16.675
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

2014 Quebec general election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	André Fortin	25,659	75.76	+19.13
Coalition Avenir Québec	Michel Mongeon	3,026	8.93	-9.13
Parti Québécois	Maryse Vallières-Murray	2,897	8,55	-7.57
Québec solidaire	Charmain Levy	2,157	6,37	+1.15
Marxist–Leninist	Louis Lang	131	0.39	+0.19