Marc-Antoine Desjardins, ADQ candidate for the riding of Marquette

Desjardins has been an attorney in administrative law with Dion Avocats since 2007. Previously, he had worked in the law department of the société de l'assurance automobile du Québec under the title of lawyer in statutory and administrative law.

Holding a baccalaureate in law from the University of Sherbrooke, Mr. Desjardins passed the bar in 2005. He has also studied music and history at the University of Montreal.

Very active in amateur sports, Mr. Desjardins has participated in rowing for more than 10 years. Among his accomplishments, he was Quebec and Canadian champion several times. Marc-Antoine Desjardins attained fourth place in the Canadian Olympic Trials in 2003. His social achievements include being recently elected as President of his Montreal rowing club.