Jutras was born in
Drummondville. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at L'Externat Classique Saint Raphaël de Drummondville. He earned his law degree from
Université de Montréal in 1971. He was admitted to the
Bar of Quebec in 1972. He practiced privately at Jutras and Associates from 1971 to 1994. He served as Chairman of the Disciplinary Tribunal at
Drummondville Institution from 1984 to 1993. Jutras represented the
Attorney General of Canada in cases of drugs, foods and drugs, and other statutory laws from 1984 to 1994. Jutras was elected to the National Assembly for the first time in the
1994 Quebec general election. He was re-elected in the
1998 Quebec general election and in the
2003 Quebec general election. Dion was defeated by
Sébastien Schneeberger of
ADC in the
2007 Quebec general election. Following his defeat, Jutras was involved in legal affairs for automotive companies with interests in India. Since March 6, 2013, Jutras has been the head of the Public Curator of Quebec, the government body charged with protecting incapacitated individuals. ==References==