François Corriveau (born November 7, 1969) is a politician in

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, Canada, and was the

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(ADQ) Member of the

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for the electoral district of Saguenay (now known as René-Lévesque), in the

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region, from 2002 to

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Background

He was born in

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and is the son of a judge. He graduated from the

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in 1992 with a B.A. in Law and was admitted to the

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in 1993. He served as Baie-Comeau's deputy clerk from 1994 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2008.

Member of the Provincial Legislature

Corriveau was first elected to the National Assembly in a

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held on April 15, 2002 with 48% of the vote. Liberal candidate

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finished second with 28% of the vote. Corriveau was only the second ADQ member ever to be elected to the National Assembly. His victory surprised most observers and temporarily boosted the ADQ's exposure in the media. In the 2003 election, Corriveau finished second with 33% of the vote, behind

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(PQ) candidate Marjolain Dufour (41%).

Federal politics

In December 2006, Corriveau clinched the

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nomination for a seat in the riding of Manicouagan in the 2008 federal election. However he declared in August 2008 that he renounced his candidacy in order to become clerk of the city of Baie-Comeau. He is still in good terms with the Conservative Party. Corriveau's replacement as Manicouagan's Conservative nominee was pharmacist Pierre Breton. Corriveau was named the

candidate for the riding of Manicouagan again for the 2019 federal election, finishing third.

Electoral record

Federal

Provincial

Footnotes

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* 1969 births Action démocratique du Québec MNAs Conservative Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Living people People from Baie-Comeau Université Laval alumni 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-MNA-stub