André Bellavance
| André Bellavance | |
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| Mayor of Victoriaville | |
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Assumed office 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Christian Lettre (interim) |
| Leader of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons | |
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In office December 16, 2013 – February 25, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Plamondon |
| Succeeded by | Jean-François Fortin |
| Member of Parliament for Richmond—Arthabaska |
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In office 2004–2015 |
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| Preceded by | André Bachand |
| Succeeded by | Alain Rayes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 3, 1964 Victoriaville, Quebec |
| Political party |
Bloc Québécois (2004–2014), Independent (2014–) |
| Residence | Victoriaville, Quebec |
| Profession | Journalist, political assistant, radio announcer |
André Bellavance (born June 3, 1964) is a Canadian politician. He is currently the mayor-elect of Victoriaville, Quebec.
Born in Victoriaville, Quebec, Bellavance was the Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for Richmond—Arthabaska from 2004 until his resignation from the party on August 25, 2014, continuing in the Canadian House of Commons as an Independent until the 2015 election. representing the riding of Richmond—Arthabaska since 2004. Before being elected, he was the parliamentary assistant to Pierre Paquette.
Bellavance was interim parliamentary leader of the Bloc from December 16, 2013, to February 25, 2014. On February 25, 2014, Bellavance resigned from that position to become a candidate in the Bloc Québécois leadership election. Bellavance's candidacy for leadership was endorsed by the other three BQ MPs, however he was defeated in the leadership election by Mario Beaulieu, the former president of the sovereigntist Société-Saint-Jean-Baptiste, who was viewed as a "hardline" (pur et dur) sovereigntist in comparison to Bellavance who had campaigned on broadening the party so that it would become more than a coalition of sovereigntists.
On his reasons for leaving the Bloc, Bellavance told a press conference: “[Beaulieu's] vision and orientation for the Bloc are diametrically opposed to mine. Mr. Beaulieu says he can unite the party; for me it’s not the case.” Bellavance also announced that he will not seek re-election as an MP.
Bellavance was elected as mayor of Victoriaville on February 21, 2016 following the election of previous mayor Alain Rayes to the House of Commons.
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