Christian Lévesque is a politician from Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

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. He was an Action démocratique du Québec

Action démocratique du Québec

The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....

 Member of the National Assembly

National Assembly of Quebec

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 for the electoral district of Lévis

Lévis (provincial electoral district)

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 from 2007 to 2008.

Before his election, he served as President of the Lévis

Lévis, Quebec

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 Chamber of Commerce

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. He was also the owner and manager of a local store in Levis and was president of General Textiles International in Paris

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, France

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. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus

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 in Ancienne-Lorette

Lévesque was first elected in the 2007 election

Quebec general election, 2007

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 with 44% of the vote. Parti Québécois

Parti Québécois

The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...

 (PQ) former cabinet member Linda Goupil finished second with 26% of the vote; Liberal incumbent and cabinet member Carole Théberge

Carole Théberge

Carole Théberge is a marketing professional and former political figure in Quebec. She represented Lévis in the Quebec National Assembly as a Liberal from 2003 to 2007....

 finished a close third with 25% of the vote.

Lévesque took office on April 12, 2007. On April 19, 2007, he was selected to be the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister for the Treasury Board.

In 2009, Lévesque announced his candidacy for the leadership of the ADQ.

External links

• Christian LÉVESQUE at National Assembly of Quebec
  National Assembly of Quebec
  The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...