Michel Pigeon (born 1945) is a

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politician. Pigeon was elected to represent the riding of Charlesbourg in the

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in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the

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. Pigeon received a

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in civil engineering from the

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. He also made studies at the

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, England. He later worked as an engineer until 1972 where he worked as a professor in the Department of Engineering at Laval. From 2002 to 2007, he was also rector for the university. Pigeon defeated the ADQ's

Catherine Morissette Catherine Morissette (born February 3, 1979 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a politician and lawyer from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Charlesbourg from 2007 ...

in Charlesbourg in the 2008 elections.

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Liberal Party biography

Michel Pigeon's official website
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