Education
Université de Montréal.
politician Member of the National Assembly
Université de Montréal.
In the 2012 election he was re-elected, this time in Johnson electoral district. He was defeated by CAQ candidate André Lamontagne in the 2014 Quebec election. Blanchet is a graduate from the Université de Montréal where he obtained a bachelor"s degree in history and anthropology in 1987.
Blanchet defeated the ADQ"s Sébastien Schneeberger in the 2008 election.
He later worked as a teacher and was a founder of an artist, disc and concert management firm, YFB Incorporated. while being the president of the ADISQ from 2003 to 2006. He was named the local business personality of the year by the Drummondville Chamber of Commerce, while he and associated artists received 10 Félix Awards.
He is a member of the Parti Québécois and was the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks. Politically, he was a member of the Youth National Committee of the Parti Québécois in 1988 as well as a regional director of the Province of Quebec.
