Serge Fontaine

Serge Fontaine (born September 17, 1947) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.

Background
He was born on September 17, 1947, in Villeroy, Quebec and was an attorney.

Political career
Fontaine was elected as a Union Nationale candidate to the provincial legislature in the district of Nicolet with 35% of the vote in the 1976 election. He served as his party's Deputy House Whip in 1980 and 1981. He finished a close third with 32% of the vote against Parti Québécois candidate Yves Beaumier and lost in the 1981 election.

Fontaine helped found the modern version of the Conservative Party of Quebec and served for a time as its leader. In November 2011, he resigned and joined the Coalition Avenir Québec.