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Scheer names rookie MP as Quebec lieutenant

Last Updated Jun 24, 2017 at 1:20 pm MDT

Conservative MP Alain Rayes stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 19, 2017. Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has named a rookie MP as his Quebec lieutenant.Scheer announced Saturday that Rayes will be his political lieutenant in the province.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has named a rookie MP as his Quebec lieutenant.

Scheer announced Saturday that Alain Rayes will be his political lieutenant in the province.

Rayes, who represents the riding of Richmond-Arthabaska, was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 election.

Scheer issued a statement Saturday saying that Rayes, a former mayor of Victoriaville, has shown his talents as an organizer.