Gilles Bisson
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Gilles Bisson MPP |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Timmins—James Bay Cochrane South (1990-1999) |
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Assumed office September 6, 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Pope |
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May 14, 1957 Timmins, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Murielle |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Gilles Bisson (born May 14, 1957) is a Franco-Ontarian politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 1990. He represents the northern riding of Timmins—James Bay. He serves as the party's House Leader and is a critic for Natural Resources and Forestry issues.
Bisson is Franco-Ontarian. He was a labour union organizer, who worked for the Ontario Federation of Labour (of which he was the Northeast Director for a time).
A licensed private pilot, Bisson owns a small aircraft which he uses to fly between communities in his far-flung riding, the legislative seat in Toronto and elsewhere. Bisson was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets with #10 Timmins Kiwanis Squadron. He graduated with the rank of Flight Sergeant.
Bisson is married, is the father of two daughters and is a grandfather of three.
Bisson was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1990, defeating Liberal Frank Krznaric by about 2,000 votes in the old riding of Cochrane South. He served as parliamentary assistant to the Ministers of Northern Development and Mines and Francophone Affairs in Bob Rae's government, and also served as a member of the cabinet committee on the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993.
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