Candidate profile
James Hughes
Parti libéral du Québec — Vaudreuil
- Riding
- Vaudreuil
- Status
- accepted_elections_quebec
- Incumbent
- No
- Profession
- Community sector and social policy manager
- Education
- BCL — McGill University; law — University of Cambridge; studies in commerce — Queen's University.
- Political experience
- Former deputy minister of Social Development for New Brunswick from 2008 to 2011; PLQ candidate in Vaudreuil in 2026.
- Community involvement
- Involvement with several organizations related to homelessness, employment and social inclusion.
A manager specializing in social policy and homelessness response, he heads the Old Brewery Mission and has also held senior executive positions in the public sector.