Stéphane Le Bouyonnec (born 26 June 1962) is a

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politician. He was member of the

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for the riding of La Prairie, first elected in the 2012 election. His narrow victory over

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candidate Pierre Langlois was subject to a judicial recount, which confirmed Le Bouyonnec's victory on 14 September. In the 2014 election, he was defeated by Liberal

Richard Merlini Richard Merlini (born January 27, 1965, in Montreal, Quebec) is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Chambly from 2007 to 2008. Merlini holds a ...

. On 1 Nov. 2014, he was elected President of the

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, succeeding Maud Cohen. He resigned from the post on 28 August 2018.

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* Living people Coalition Avenir Québec MNAs People from Falaise, Calvados Canadian industrial engineers 1962 births 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-MNA-stub