Christian Lévesque (born May 29, 1970) is a politician from

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, Canada. He was an

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Member of the

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for the electoral district of Lévis from 2007 to 2008. Before his election, he served as President of the Lévis

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. He was also the owner and manager of a local store in Levis and was president of General Textiles International in

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. He was a member of the

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in Ancienne-Lorette Lévesque was first elected in the 2007 election with 44% of the vote.

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(PQ) former cabinet member

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incumbent and cabinet member

Carole Théberge Carole Théberge (born December 14, 1953) is a marketing professional and former political figure in Quebec. She represented Lévis (provincial electoral district), Lévis in the Quebec National Assembly as a Quebec Liberal Party, Liberal from 200 ...

finished a close third with 25% of the vote. Lévesque took office on April 12, 2007. On April 19, 2007, he was selected to be the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister for the Treasury Board. In 2009, Lévesque announced his candidacy for the leadership of the ADQ.https://montrealgazette.com/news/Taillon+expected+announce+leadership/1531515/story.html In the

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, he ran unsuccessfully for the CAQ in Bellechasse.

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* 1970 births Action démocratique du Québec MNAs Living people French Quebecers People from Lévis, Quebec 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Quebec-MNA-stub