Yvon Lévesque

Canadian politician

Yvon Lévesque MP

Member of Parliament for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Nunavik—Eeyou, 2004–2006
In office 2006–2011
Preceded by	new riding
Succeeded by	Romeo Saganash

Personal details
Born	(1940-03-10) March 10, 1940 (age 84) Lac-au-Saumon, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Residence	Val-d'Or
Profession	electrician, labour consultant, superintendent

Yvon Lévesque (born March 10, 1940) is a retired politician in Quebec, Canada. He is the former Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou.

Biography

Born in Lac-au-Saumon, he was an electrician, foreman, labour relations consultant, labour representative, and superintendent before he was first elected to the House of Commons in 2004. He defeated Guy St-Julien, a former Progressive Conservative turned Liberal MP, by 572 votes.

On May 2, 2011, in the 2011 federal election, Lévesque lost his seat to New Democratic Party candidate Romeo Saganash.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Marc-André Landry (3 May 2011). "Lévesque: «Je quitte serein»". Abitibi Express. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
^ Marie-Andrée Brassard (1 April 2011). "Gilles Duceppe rappelle à l'ordre trois de ses candidats". Radio-Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2011.