Francis Scarpaleggia MP |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis |
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Assumed office June 28, 2004 |
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Preceded by | Clifford Lincoln |
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Born |
Montreal, Quebec |
June 6, 1957
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Jan Scarpaleggia |
Residence | Kirkland, Quebec |
Profession | business consultant/financial analyst/university professor |
Francis Scarpaleggia, MP (born June 6, 1957 in Montreal, Quebec) is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada (since 1985) and Member of Parliament for the riding of Lac-Saint-Louis, which encompasses the western tip of the island of Montreal, Quebec. Scarpaleggia was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2004 federal election, and was re-elected in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2015.
Scarpaleggia, the son of Maurice and Lois Scarpaleggia, was raised in the city of Laval, as well as Mount Royal, a suburb of the City of Montreal. Scarpaleggia completed his Bachelor’s degree in economics at McGill University and his Master’s degree in economics at Columbia University in New York City before spending several years working in the private sector. Scarpaleggia holds an MBA from Concordia University, as well as a diploma in business administration from McGill.
He has held positions at Petro-Canada and Bristol-Myers Squibb, in addition to running his own company. Prior to his career in politics, Scarpaleggia was a professor of business administration at Montreal’s Dawson College, where he taught marketing, accounting and entrepreneurship.