Yvon Charbonneau, (July 11, 1940 – April 22, 2016) was a

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politician. Charbonneau was born in

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and was a member of the

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in the

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, representing the constituency of Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies from 1997 to 2004. He is a former administrator, consultant, professor, and unionist. In Parliament, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness with special emphasis on Emergency Preparedness, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health. He did not run in the 2004 election. Charbonneau was also a member of the

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as a

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in the riding of Bourassa from 1994 to 1997.

Electoral record (partial)

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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of PostsYvon Charbonneau was the conscience of Quebec’s union movement
Globe and Mail obituary by Lisa Fitterman, 25 May 2016 1940 births 2016 deaths Trade unionists from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Quebec-MP-stub