# Alain Rayes

_Canadian politician_

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Last updated: 2026-11-07

> Alain Rayes is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Richmond—Arthabaska in the House of Commons of Canada from the 2015 Canadian federal election until 2025. He was reelected in the 2019 and 2021 elections. He left the Conservative Party of Canada after Pierre Poilievre's leadership victory in 2022 and sat for the rest of his term as an independent MP. From 2017 to 2019 and 2021 to 2022, Rayes served as Quebec lieutenant under Conservative leaders Andrew Scheer and Erin O'Toole.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 11 December 1971 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21296174#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Victoriaville ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21296174#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Canada ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21296174#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; head teacher; mayor; teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21296174#P106))
- **Political party:** Conservative Party of Canada ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21296174#P102))
- **Official website:** alainrayes.ca ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21296174#P856))
- **Positions held:** member of the House of Commons of Canada (13 September 2022 – 27 April 2025 · BS 28 Bhadra 2079 – 14 Baisakh 2082); member of the House of Commons of Canada (20 September 2021 – 12 September 2022 · BS 3 Asoj 2078 – 27 Bhadra 2079); member of the House of Commons of Canada (21 October 2019 – 19 September 2021); member of the House of Commons of Canada (19 October 2015 – 19 October 2019); mayor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21296174#P39))
- **X (Twitter):** AlainRayes ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21296174#P2002))
- **Instagram:** alainrayes ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21296174#P2003))

## Questions

**When was Alain Rayes born?**  
Alain Rayes was born on 11 December 1971 in Victoriaville.

**What positions has Alain Rayes held?**  
Positions held by Alain Rayes include: member of the House of Commons of Canada (2022–2025); member of the House of Commons of Canada (2021–2022); member of the House of Commons of Canada (2019–2021); member of the House of Commons of Canada (2015–2019); mayor.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Alain Rayes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Rayes) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q21296174](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21296174) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Alain Rayes in Louis-Hébert (48129080461) (cropped).jpg by Andrew Scheer (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alain_Rayes_in_Louis-H%C3%A9bert_(48129080461)_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Alain Rayes, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Alain Rayes in Louis-Hébert (48129080461) (cropped).jpg — Andrew Scheer, CC0.

## Cite this page

"Alain Rayes". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/alain-rayes. Retrieved 8 November 2026.