Ignatieff, as principal secretary. On August 9, 2010 it was announced that Fournier would run in a by-election in the district of Saint-Laurent to replace Jacques Dupuis, who was retiring from provincial politics. Two days later, Fournier was appointed the Minister of Justice and the Reform of Democratic Institutions by Premier Jean Charest as part of a wider cabinet shuffle, despite his not yet holding a seat in the National Assembly. He was reelected by a wide margin on September 13, 2010. Following large student protests opposing tuition increases, Fournier supported the passage of Bill 78, a Quebec law drafted in response to the protests. After student groups vowed civil disobedience to oppose the law, Fournier declared the practice "a nice word for vandalism." On September 12, 2012, Fournier was named interim Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, replacing Jean Charest. Electoral record (partial) References ă==External links== 1959 births Lawyers in Quebec Living people Members of the Executive Council of Quebec People from Châteauguay Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Collège de Montréal alumni Université de Montréal alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians