Guy Caron
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Guy Caron MP |
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| Shadow Minister for Natural Resources | |
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In office January 23, 2015 – November 19, 2015 |
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| Leader | Thomas Mulcair |
| Preceded by | Chris Charlton |
| Succeeded by | Candice Bergen |
| Shadow Minister for Industry | |
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In office November 1, 2011 – April 18, 2012 |
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| Leader | Nycole Turmel |
| Preceded by | Peter Julian |
| Succeeded by | Hélène LeBlanc |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques |
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Assumed office May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Claude Guimond |
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May 13, 1968 Rimouski, Quebec |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Gatineau |
| Profession | Economist, journalist, public relations officer, researcher |
Guy Caron (born May 13, 1968) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). He is currently the NDP's critic for Finance and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
Caron was born in Rimouski, Quebec. He has a Bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Ottawa in 1992, and served two terms as president of their student federation. He also has a Master's degree in economics from Université du Québec à Montréal in 2001.
Prior to being elected, Caron was a researcher and economist with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, most recently as Director of Special Projects. He previously worked for the Council of Canadians where he was a media relations officer, then the Campaigner on Canada-U.S. Relations, and then the Healthcare Campaigner. He has also worked for the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. He is also a former journalist: he worked with radio stations CKLE and CKMN-FM, and with the newspapers Progrès-Écho and Rimouskois while studying science at the Cégep de Rimouski.
He was vice-president of the board of directors of Voyages Campus/Travel Cuts, 1994. He was president of the Canadian Federation of Students in 1994-5.
He is the author of Crossing the Line: A Citizens’ Inquiry on Canada-U.S. Relations.
Caron ran in Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques in three federal elections (2004, 2006 & 2008) unsuccessfully before being elected in 2011. He was appointed chairperson of the NDP's Quebec caucus following the election.
After the 2015 election, Caron was appointed the NDP critic for Finance, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, as well as deputy critic for Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.
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