Biography

Born in Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix in 1957
Married to Francine Bigras and father of Joëlle and Mario Junior Laframboise

Education

• Diploma in notarial law, Université de Montréal (1980)
• Diploma in law, Université de Montréal (1979)

Professional Experience

• Notary, Mario Laframboise

Community and Political Involvement

• Returning officer for the Bloc québécois leadership race (2011)
• Deputy Bloc québécois Whip (2010-2011)
• Chief Bloc québécois organizer for the 2008 and 2011 campaigns
• Vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (2006-2010)
• Bloc québécois MP for Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel (2000-2011)
• Negotiator for the fiscal pact between the Québec government and the municipalities (1999)
• Member of the board of directors of the Union des municipalités du Québec (1998-2000)
• President of the Union des municipalités du Québec (1997-2000)
• Active member of the Table Québec-régions (1996-2000)
• Member of the decision-making table at the Québec government’s private forest summit, cultural policy summit, agriculture forum and youth summit (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000)
• Member of the Chantier municipalités-régions in connection with the Québec government’s socio-economic summit (1996)
• First vice-president of the Union des municipalités du Québec (1995-1997)
• Treasurer of the Union des municipalités du Québec (1993-1995)
• Chair of the Conseil régional de développement de l’Outaouais (1991-2000)
• Active member of the Table Québec-municipalités (1991-2000)
• Co-chair of the committee for the defence of highways 13 and 50 (1990-2000)
• Warden of the MRC de Papineau (1987-2000)
• Mayor of the Municipalité de Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix (1983-2000)