Michel Pigeon
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Michel Pigeon is a politician in the Canadian
province of Quebec
, who was elected to represent the riding of Charlesbourg
in the National Assembly of Quebec
in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Pigeon received a bachelor's degree
in civil engineering from the Laval University. He also made studies at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London
. He later worked as an engineer until 1972 where he worked as a professor in the Department of Engineering at Laval. From 2002 to 2007, he was also rector for the university.
Pigeon defeated the ADQ's
Catherine Morissette
in Charlesbourg in the 2008 elections.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, who was elected to represent the riding of Charlesbourg
Charlesbourg (provincial electoral district)
Charlesbourg is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Quebec City. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Chauveau and Montmorency...
in the 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...
in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Pigeon received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in civil engineering from the Laval University. He also made studies at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London
London
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. He later worked as an engineer until 1972 where he worked as a professor in the Department of Engineering at Laval. From 2002 to 2007, he was also rector for the university.
Pigeon defeated the ADQ's
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....
Catherine Morissette
Catherine Morissette
Catherine Morissette is a politician and lawyer from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Charlesbourg from 2007 to 2008....
in Charlesbourg in the 2008 elections.