Michel Guimond
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Michel Guimond is a Canadian
politician. From 1987 to 1993 he served as a city councillor in Boischatel, Quebec
. After this, he ran in the 1993 federal election
for the Bloc Québécois
. He was elected into the Canadian House of Commons
as the member from Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans. He was re-elected in the 1997
and 2000 federal elections
(in the riding of Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans) and in the 2004 federal election
(in the riding of Charlevoix—Montmorency). In the 2004 and 2008 elections, he won in Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord
. A lawyer, he has served as the Bloc critic of Parliamentary Affairs, Transport and to the Auditor General. He the current whip of the Bloc Québécois, and is a former deputy whip. He is also the vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
Canada
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politician. From 1987 to 1993 he served as a city councillor in Boischatel, Quebec
Boischatel, Quebec
Boischatel is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. Michel Guimond, current whip of the Bloc Québécois, first started his political career here as a city councillor. The town was originally called Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel....
. After this, he ran in the 1993 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1993
The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
for 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...
. He was elected into the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
as the member from Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans. He was re-elected in the 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...
and 2000 federal elections
Canadian federal election, 2000
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
(in the riding of Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans) and in the 2004 federal election
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 Charlevoix—Montmorency). In the 2004 and 2008 elections, he won in Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord
Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord
Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...
. A lawyer, he has served as the Bloc critic of Parliamentary Affairs, Transport and to the Auditor General. He the current whip of the Bloc Québécois, and is a former deputy whip. He is also the vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.