Eugène Bellemare (April 6, 1932 — July 6, 2018) was a Canadian politician. Bellemare was a former Member of Parliament of the

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in the

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, representing the riding of Ottawa—Orléans between 2000 and 2004 and previously Carleton—Gloucester from 1988 to 2000. Bellemare was a former administrator and teacher. He was a former parliamentary secretary to the Minister for International Cooperation. Bellemare lost his riding nomination battle to Marc Godbout for the

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. He was one of only eight Liberal MPs to lose their party nomination battle for the 2004 election. His son Michel Bellemare was an

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. Before entering federal politics, Bellemare served on the council for the

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from 1980 to 1985 and the township and then city council for

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from 1966 to 1988. Bellemare endorsed

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's bid to lead the

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in 1996 (''Canada NewsWire'', 19 August 1996).

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