Stéphane Bergeron (born January 28, 1965 in

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) is a

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politician. He currently serves as a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada since 2019, he had previously served in that aspect from 1993 to 2005, and a

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member of the

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from 2005 to 2018. Bergeron has a bachelor's degree in political science from the

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and a master's degree in the same domain from the

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. Bergeron has been a political adviser and a teaching assistant at Laval in the department of political science. Bergeron also served in the

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as a naval Cadet Instructor Cadre officer from 1984 to 1993. Bergeron was a member of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons, representing the riding of Verchères—Les Patriotes from 2000 to November 9, 2005, and Verchères from 1993 to 2000. Bergeron held many positions as a

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including whip of the Bloc and critic of Parliamentary Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs, Privy Council, Foreign Affairs, Industry, Science, Research, and Development, International Trade and Asia-Pacific. He resigned his federal seat and won a provincial

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on December 12, 2005, under the

(PQ) banner. He became the member for Verchères of the Quebec National Assembly succeeding former Quebec Premier

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in that riding. He was reelected in the 2007 provincial election. He was named the PQ's critic in parks and environment but was later promoted to the portfolios of families and seniors.

Electoral record

Federal

Provincial

2014 results reference: * Coalition Avenir Québec change is from the Action démocratique. 2012 results reference: , -Chou. , - , -

References

External links

How'd They Vote?: Stéphane Bergeron's voting history and quotes

Stéphane Bergeron's Official Website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergeron, Stephane 1965 births Bloc Québécois MPs Living people Members of the Executive Council of Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Parti Québécois MNAs Politicians from Montreal Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Université Laval alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians People from Varennes, Quebec