Daniel Giguère
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Daniel Giguère was the unsuccessful Liberal Party of Canada
candidate for the Canadian federal election, 2004
in the riding of Jonquière—Alma
. Sébastien Gagnon
of the Bloc Québécois
defeated him 25,193 to 13,355.
Giguère also ran in the Canadian federal election, 1997
, for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
in the riding of Jonquière, but lost to Jocelyne Girard-Bujold
of the Bloc Québécois.
He was mayor
of Jonquière from November 7, 1999 to February 18, 2002, when the city was amalgamated into Saguenay
. Before becoming mayor, he had been advisor on the city concil of the mayor Marcel Martel from 1991 to 1999. Between 1998 and 2002, he led a wide coalition against gas companies in Quebec.
Between December 2008 and October 2010, Daniel Giguère he had worked for the Quebec's government as chief of staff of Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
, MNA and president of Quebec's Treasury board and as special advisor for minister Dominique Vien
, in charge of Government's services.
He is now the public affairs manager for EDF Énergies nouvelles Canada and still based in Quebec City.
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
candidate for the Canadian federal election, 2004
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
in the riding of Jonquière—Alma
Jonquière—Alma
Jonquière—Alma is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay ridings.It consists of:...
. Sébastien Gagnon
Sébastien Gagnon
Sébastien Gagnon is a Canadian politician. After serving in the Canadian Army from 1991 to 1995, Gagnon was elected as a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons in a 2002 by-election...
of the Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
defeated him 25,193 to 13,355.
Giguère also ran in the Canadian federal election, 1997
Canadian federal election, 1997
The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
, for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
in the riding of Jonquière, but lost to Jocelyne Girard-Bujold
Jocelyne Girard-Bujold
Jocelyne Girard-Bujold was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004. She is a businesswoman and political assistant by career....
of the Bloc Québécois.
He was mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Jonquière from November 7, 1999 to February 18, 2002, when the city was amalgamated into Saguenay
Saguenay, Quebec
Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City....
. Before becoming mayor, he had been advisor on the city concil of the mayor Marcel Martel from 1991 to 1999. Between 1998 and 2002, he led a wide coalition against gas companies in Quebec.
Between December 2008 and October 2010, Daniel Giguère he had worked for the Quebec's government as chief of staff of Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
Monique Gagnon-Tremblay is a politician in Quebec, Canada. She is the current MNA member for the riding of Saint-François in the Estrie region. She served as Liberal leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec from May 1998 to December 1998 and Deputy Premier in 1994 and from 2003...
, MNA and president of Quebec's Treasury board and as special advisor for minister Dominique Vien
Dominique Vien
Dominique Vien is a Canadian politician, who served as Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Bellechasse from 2003 to 2007. She was defeated in the 2007 election by Jean Domingue of the Action démocratique du Québec, but was then re-elected in the same district in 2008...
, in charge of Government's services.
He is now the public affairs manager for EDF Énergies nouvelles Canada and still based in Quebec City.