Alain Giguère (born October 24, 1958) is a
Canadian
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politician who was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
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in the
2011 election. He represented the electoral district of
Marc-Aurèle-Fortin as a member of the
New Democratic Party
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. In the
2015 election he ran in
Thérèse-De Blainville
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, but lost to Liberal
Ramez Ayoub.
Before to being elected, Giguère was a tax lawyer. He has a bachelor's degree in political science, a bachelor's degree in legal science, and a certificate in social justice.
Before finally being elected in 2011, Giguère had run unsuccessfully in seven previous federal elections, in
Verdun—Saint-Paul in 1984, in
Roberval in 1993, 1997 and 2000, in
Laval in 2004 and 2008, and in
Laval—Les Îles
Laval—Les Îles () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
Its population in 2001 was 100,137.
Of the population, 15.9% are Christian Orthodox, and 14.0% ar ...
in 2006, as well as provincially once for the
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in
Saint-Henri
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Saint-Henri is bounded to the east by Atwater Avenue, to the west by the town of Montreal West, Quebec, Montreal West, ...
in 1985.
In 2012, it was reported that he would give back the
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
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. All serving MPs that year were recipients.
Electoral record
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Politics of Canada
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1958 births
Living people
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
New Democratic Party MPs
People from Lachine, Quebec
Politicians from Montreal
Université du Québec à Montréal alumni
21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada