Background

He was born on December 27, 1952 in Drummondville, Centre-du-Québec and is an educator.

Career

He succeeded Liberal incumbent Yvon Picotte who had just retired from politics. He was re-elected in 1998 and served as Parliamentary Assistant from 2002 to 2003. In 2003, he lost re-election against Liberal candidate Francine Gaudet.

Achievements

• Désilets ran as a Parti Québécois candidate in the provincial district of Maskinongé in 1994 and won. He attempted a political comeback in 2007, but finished third, behind winner Jean Damphousse from the Action Démocratique du Québec and Gaudet who was running for re-election.

Membership

He was a Member of the National Assembly.