Proper noun
Charest (plural Charests)
A surname.
Bérubé compared the situation to the kind of chummy relationship former premier Jean Charest enjoyed with former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Source: Internet
Charest sought the leadership of the PCs in 1993 and came second to Kim Campbell, but took over after the party’s shattering election loss that year reduced the Tories to two seats in the House of Commons. Source: Internet
In an interview today with Radio-Canada, Charest says the rules of the leadership race and the tight timeline before the June 27 convention make it hard for a candidate from outside the party like him. Source: Internet
Anyway, it sure seems as if the most obviously electable candidates have already exited — Jean Charest, Rona Ambrose, and even Skippy Poilievre. Source: Internet
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest has announced that he will not seek the federal Conservative leadership. Source: Internet
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest recalls every detail of the 1995 referendum and the pressure he felt that “if the outcome was not favourable to the federalist side, the judgment of history would be very, very severe.” Source: Internet