Marcel Lussier (born June 30, 1944) is a

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politician and the former

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for the riding of

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. Lussier was born in

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. Lussier was an unsuccessful candidate for the

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in La Pinière in the 2003 Quebec election. He ran for office as a member of the

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in the 2004 federal election, but was defeated by Jacques Saada. In the 2006 election he ran again, defeating Saada by approximately two per cent of the vote. He served as the party's critic for

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. Prior to being elected, he had worked as an engineer. In 1968 he earned a

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degree in health engineering from

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, and then went on to earn a

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for

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in 1970 from Université de Sherbrooke. He worked at

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for 22 years as an environmental engineering specialist. He was initially declared re-elected in the

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, but a judicial recount later declared that he had been defeated by

Alexandra Mendès Alexandra Mendès (born November 3, 1963) is a Canadian Liberal politician, currently serving as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Brossard—Saint-Lambert since 2015. She previously served in the House of Commons from 2008 until 2011 a ...

of the Liberals. In the 2011 election he lost again, to Hoang Mai of the NDP. In June 2022, Lussier won the 70 million dollar jackpot in the Lotto Max lottery.

Electoral record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lussier, Marcel 1944 births Bloc Québécois MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Brossard Université de Sherbrooke alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians French Quebecers