Michel Morin (born March 27, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He was a three-term member of the

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, a parliamentary assistant from 1999 to 2001, and

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of the

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from 2001 to 2007.

Background

He was born on March 27, 1948 in Saint-Célestin,

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and made career in education. Before he ran for office, he was a political activist with the Progressive Conservative Party, the

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and the

. He was the

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of politician

Louis Plamondon Louis Plamondon (born July 31, 1943) is a Canadian politician who has represented Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel (formerly known as Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour and Richelieu) in the House of Commons since 1984, making him the Dean of ...

Political career

Morin successfully ran as the

candidate to the

in the 1994 election in the district of Nicolet-Yamaska. He was re-elected in the 1989 and 1994 elections. In 1999, Morin was appointed

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, a position he held until 2001. He also served as his party's House Whip from 2001 to 2007. Morin did not run for re-election in the 2007 election.

Electoral record

Footnotes

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