Marcel Lussier is a Canadian

Canada

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 politician and the former Member of Parliament

Canadian House of Commons

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 for the riding of Brossard—La Prairie

Brossard—La Prairie

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. He ran for office as a member of the Bloc Québécois

Bloc Québécois

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 in the 2004 election

Canadian federal election, 2004

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, but was defeated by Jacques Saada

Jacques Saada

Jacques Saada, PC is a Canadian politician and former cabinet minister.Saada is a teacher and linguist by profession and was Chief Executive Officer of a translation firm, a consultant and a lecturer in translation prior to entering politics.He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons...

. In the 2006 election

Canadian federal election, 2006

The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...

 he ran again, defeating Saada by approximately two per cent of the vote. He served as the party's critic for Environment

Minister of the Environment (Canada)

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Prior to being elected, he had worked as an engineer. In 1968 he earned a Master of Science

Master of Science

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 degree in health engineering from École Polytechnique

École Polytechnique

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, and then went on to earn a bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

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 in applied science

Applied science

Applied science is the application of scientific knowledge transferred into a physical environment. Examples include testing a theoretical model through the use of formal science or solving a practical problem through the use of natural science....

 for civil engineering

Civil engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...

 in 1970 from Université de Sherbrooke

Université de Sherbrooke

The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with campuses located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec.In 2007, the...

. He worked at Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....

 for 22 years as an environmental engineering specialist.

He was initially declared re-elected in the 2008 election

Canadian federal election, 2008

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, but a judicial recount later declared that he had been defeated by Alexandra Mendès

Alexandra Mendès

Alexandra Mendès is a Canadian politician. She was elected in the 2008 election as the federal Liberal MP for the Montreal riding of Brossard—La Prairie, defeating Marcel Lussier...

 of the Liberals

Liberal Party of Canada

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Electoral record

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