Jean-Lesage

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

• QS Incumbent
  

  Sol Zanetti

  For eight years, Sol Zanetti has fought for the people of Jean-Lesage in the National Assembly. These struggles are not abstract or disconnected: when he speaks for constituents, he speaks for neighbours, shopkeepers, and the neighbourhood. A former philosophy professor, he believes big ideas find their meaning through dialogue with people. In the community and at the Assembly, he defends politics closer to people and oriented toward the common good, with a freer Quebec in mind.

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• CAQ Challenger
  

  Nathalie St-Pierre

  With more than thirty years of experience in communications and government relations, Nathalie St-Pierre has developed marked expertise through strategic responsibilities within leading organizations. After more than 10 years in communications at the Autorité des marchés financiers, she now lends her know-how to the Fondation Élan as head of philanthropic development and communications. In 2018, she joined the Quebec government, where she would hold several key positions, notably as political advisor, director of communications, and senior advisor to various ministers responsible for Agriculture, Cybersecurity and Digital, as well as Economy, Innovation and Energy. Holder of a bachelor's degree in administration, marketing option, from Université Laval, Nathalie St-Pierre stands out for her keen understanding of the governmental apparatus and her in-depth knowledge of public issues affecting citizens.

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• Other Challenger
  GD

  Geneviève Dorval

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• PCQ Challenger
  

  Nancy Joannette

  A Quebec City resident, Nancy Joannette has solid experience in both the private sector and public service. After a career in the insurance industry, she currently holds a position as administrative assistant to management. Her background has enabled her to better understand the challenges faced by families, entrepreneurs, and organizations, and fuels her commitment to a more efficient and prosperous Quebec. Nancy wishes to represent the citizens of Jean-Lesage with pragmatism, proximity, and listening. She advocates for concrete solutions to restore purchasing power to families, facilitate access to property ownership, improve access to health care, and reduce the tax and regulatory burden. She believes that responsible state management and a strong economy are essential to Quebec's prosperity.

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• PQ Challenger
  

  Claude Villeneuve

  Municipal councillor and leader of the official opposition at Quebec City Hall from 2021 to 2025, Claude Villeneuve recently served as communications director for the Parti Québécois parliamentary wing. A former professional writer, he worked in Premier Pauline Marois's office in 2012, then was a columnist at Journal de Québec, Ici Québec, FM 93, and Radio X from 2014 to 2021. He wants to represent his neighbours and community and address housing, homelessness, air quality, and major projects for the capital.

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• QLP Challenger
  

  Gertrude Bourdon

  Originally from Chaudière-Appalaches, Gertrude Bourdon studied at Polyvalente des Abénaquis and earned a nursing diploma at Cégep de Limoilou, followed by university studies in management at Université TELUQ, a multidisciplinary bachelor's degree at Université Laval and graduate studies in public management at ENAP. She began as a nurse at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval (CHUL), rose through the health network and became CHUQ's director general in 2009. Nearly three years later she led the merger of the Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire de Québec with several facilities, including CHUL, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise and Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement. In 2015 she became president and CEO of CHU de Québec–Université Laval, Quebec's largest hospital centre, overseeing the new university hospital complex at Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, a more-than-$2-billion investment in Jean-Lesage. She has also contributed to major philanthropic organizations, chaired the Fiducie du patrimoine culturel des Augustines and served on boards including the Monastère des Augustines and Fondation Digestive. For more than ten years she has sat on the strategic steering committee of the Rencontres de Nice, a Quebec–France health-systems forum. She wants to apply her management experience to the political team led by Charles Milliard, whose priorities include improving public services, including a public telehealth platform accessible 24/7.

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