Odina Desrochers (born May 25, 1951 in
Joly, Quebec) is a
Canadian
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politician. He was a member of the ''
Bloc Québécois'' in the
House of Commons of Canada. He was first elected to the house in the
1997 Canadian federal election
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from the
riding of
Lotbinière. He was re-elected in the
2000 Canadian federal election in the riding of
Lotbinière—L'Érable and again in the
2004 Canadian federal election
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from the riding of
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière. Desrochers served as the ''Bloc's'' critic on issues concerning Latin America and Africa, and was also the critic for Regional Development, Rural Development, Public Accounts, the Treasury Board, and Infrastructure. Desrochers was defeated in the 2006 election by
Conservative
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farmer
Jacques Gourde.
Before his election to the House of Commons, he worked as a journalist.
External links
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1951 births
Living people
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Bloc Québécois MPs
21st-century Canadian politicians