Christian Lévesque (born May 29, 1970) is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Lévis from 2007 to 2008.
Christian Lévesque | |
|---|---|
| MNA for Lévis | |
| In office April 25, 2007 – November 5, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Carole Théberge |
| Succeeded by | Gilles Lehouillier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 29, 1970 |
| Political party | Coalition Avenir Québec Action démocratique du Québec |
Before his election, he served as President of the Lévis Chamber of Commerce.[1] He was also the owner and manager of a local store in Levis and was president of General Textiles International in Paris, France. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Ancienne-Lorette
Lévesque was first elected in the 2007 election with 44% of the vote. Parti Québécois (PQ) former cabinet member Linda Goupil finished second with 26% of the vote; Liberal incumbent and cabinet member Carole Théberge finished a close third with 25% of the vote.
Lévesque took office on April 12, 2007.[2] On April 19, 2007, he was selected to be the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister for the Treasury Board.[3][4]
In 2009, Lévesque announced his candidacy for the leadership of the ADQ.[5]
In the 2012 election, he ran unsuccessfully for the CAQ in Bellechasse.
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Les nouveaux visages de l'ADQ, La Presse, March 27, 2007". Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2007.
- ^ Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
- ^ Dumont dévoile son «cabinet fantôme», Martin Ouellet, La Presse, April 19, 2007
- ^ Mario Dumont nomme son « cabinet fantôme », Radio-Canada, April 19, 2007
- ^ https://montrealgazette.com/news/Taillon+expected+announce+leadership/1531515/story.html[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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