Marcel Gagnon
Marcel Gagnon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Maurice—Champlain | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Preceded by | District was established in 2003 |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Yves Laforest ⋅ |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1936 Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Other political affiliations | Parti Québécois |
Marcel Gagnon (born April 19, 1936) is a former Canadian politician. A businessman, he served as a legislator for both the National Assembly of Quebec and the House of Commons.
Provincial politics
Gagnon ran as a
Independent
candidate with 19% of the vote.
Federal politics
He entered federal politics when he was elected as a Member of the Bloc Québécois in 2000 in the riding of Champlain, with 45.3% of the vote against Liberal Julie Boulet (45.2%). He was re-elected in 2004 in the riding of Saint-Maurice—Champlain with 55% of the vote.
During his tenure, he served as the Bloc
Guaranteed Income Supplement Program
(GIS) without having to make a request.
At one point, Gagnon was critic to the Library of Parliament, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. He did not run for re-election in 2006, retiring from office at the dissolution of parliament.
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Marcel Gagnon – Parliament of Canada biography