Yvon Lévesque (born March 10, 1940) is a retired politician in

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

, Canada. He is the former

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Member of Parliament for the riding of

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou (formerly known as Abitibi, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik and Nunavik—Eeyou) is a federal riding in the province of Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 19 ...

Biography

Born in Lac-au-Saumon, he was an electrician, foreman, labour relations consultant, labour representative, and superintendent before he was first elected to the

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

. He defeated

Guy St-Julien Guy St-Julien (born February 19, 1940) is a Canadian politician. He is a former director of human resources and a senior clerk. St-Julien was born in Val-d'Or, Quebec. St-Julien was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons ...

, a former Progressive Conservative turned Liberal MP, by 572 votes. On May 2, 2011, in the 2011 federal election, Lévesque lost his seat to

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candidate

Romeo Saganash Diom Roméo Saganash (born October 28, 1961) is a Cree lawyer and former politician from Canada. Saganash served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in Quebec from 2011 to 2019. A member of the New Democr ...

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1940 births 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Bloc Québécois MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Bas-Saint-Laurent People from Val-d'Or {{BlocQuébécois-MP-stub