Andrée Laforest

Andrée Laforest (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe lafɔʁɛ]) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Chicoutimi as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. She was re-elected in 2022 election following the landslide victory of Coalition Avenir Quebec.

Andrée Laforest
Laforest in 2023
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chicoutimi
In office October 1, 2018 – September 4, 2025
Preceded by	Mireille Jean
Succeeded by	Marie-Karlynn Laflamme
Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs
In office October 20, 2022 – September 4, 2025
Preceded by	Martin Coiteux
Succeeded by	Geneviève Guilbault
Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
In office October 18, 2018 – October 20, 2022
Preceded by	Martin Coiteux (As Minister of Municipal Affairs) Lise Thériault (As Minister of Housing)
Succeeded by	France-Élaine Duranceau (As Minister of Housing)
Personal details
Party	Coalition Avenir Québec

She was named Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in the François Legault Government of the 42nd legislature of Quebec. In the 43rd legislature of Quebec, she was named Minister of Municipal Affairs. She resigned from the National Assembly to run for mayor in the 2025 Saguenay municipal election, narrowly losing to Luc Boivin.

Electoral record

2022 Quebec general election: Chicoutimi
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Andrée Laforest	19,345	62.28	+23.02
	Parti Québécois	Alice Villeneuve	4,415	14.21	–10.75
	Québec solidaire	Adrien Guibert-Barthez	3,741	12.04	–0.84
	Conservative	Éric Girard	2,619	8.43	+7.05
	Liberal	Gabriel Caron	943	3.04	–16.70
Total valid votes			31,063	98.66
Total rejected ballots			421	1.34	–0.57
Turnout			31,484	68.73	+0.20
Electors on the lists			45,810
	Coalition Avenir Québec hold		Swing		+16.88
Source: Élections Québec

2018 Quebec general election: Chicoutimi
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Andrée Laforest	12,123	39.26	+27.57
	Parti Québécois	Mireille Jean	7,707	24.96	-21.76
	Liberal	Marie-Josée Morency	6,094	19.74	-10.49
	Québec solidaire	Pierre Dostie	3,977	12.88	+4.88
	Green	Tommy Philippe	551	1.78	-0.68
	Conservative	Léonard Gagnon	426	1.38	–
Total valid votes			30,878	98.09
Total rejected ballots			601	1.91	+0.32
Turnout			31,479	68.53	+27.43
Eligible voters			45,937
	Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois		Swing		+24.66
Source(s) "Résultats des élections générales du 1er octobre 2018". Élections Québec.