André Boisclair

…the resignation of PQ leader André Boisclair—prompted by very poor results for the party in the 2007 election—Marois returned and, running unopposed, was chosen party chief.

…Québécois elected as its leader André Boisclair, a charismatic 39-year-old who had been a member of the party’s executive committee from 1985 and a member of the provincial assembly since 1989. The vast majority of the Québécois lost confidence in him, however, a result of what many considered a lack…