Éric Caire, born on May 21, 1965, Quebec City, is a politician from Quebec, Canada, and the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of La Peltrie.

Prior to his election, he was a computer-analyst.

Caire was first ran for a seat at the National Assembly in the 2003 election but finished second with 34% of the vote. Liberal candidate France Hamel won with 41% of the vote.

In the 2007 election, Caire was easily elected with 51% of the vote. Hamel, who was running for re-election, finished second with 27% of the vote. Caire took office on April 12, 2007. ^[1] On April 19, 2007, he was selected to be the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister of Health. ^[2]

Caire was among the first ADQ supporters to back the abolition of public school boards,^[3] an idea inspired by the OECD reforms on school choice (notably charter schools and school vouchers education models) as they exist notably in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Netherlands, Australia and some canadian provinces (notably Alberta), that is now part of the party's platform as of 2007.The Case For School Choice, Fraser Institute, 1999

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External links

• Éric CAIRE at National Assembly of Quebec
• .The Case For School Choice, Fraser Institute, 1999 Comparative study on schoolboard-less education systems in OECD countries

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