External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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Geoffrey Kelley | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Jacques-Cartier | |
| In office September 12, 1994 –October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Neil Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Greg Kelley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 17,1955 Montreal,Quebec,Canada |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Judy Harper |
| Children | 5,including Greg [1] |
| Profession | Politician,Teacher |
Geoffrey Kelley (born February 17,1955) is a Canadian politician,coach and teacher. He was a member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Jacques-Cartier in Montreal's West Island region from 1994 to 2018,representing the Quebec Liberal Party.
Born in Montreal,Quebec,Kelley went to the Universitéde 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 cabinet ministers including the Minister of Education (1990),the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Public Security (1990–1994) and was a chief of staff of the Deputy Premier and the President of the Treasury Board (1994).
Kelley jumped into politics when he was elected in 1994 in Jacques-Cartier and re-elected in 1998. He served as the Liberal critic 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 became chair of the Social Affairs Commission. In 2011 he was re-appointed as Minister for Native Affairs.
He announced his retirement in 2018,and was succeeded by his son Greg Kelley in the 2018 election.
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