Louis Plamondon
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Louis Plamondon MP |
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| Leader of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons Interim |
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In office August 12, 2014 – October 22, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jean-François Fortin |
| Succeeded by | Rhéal Fortin |
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In office June 2, 2011 – 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Pierre Paquette |
| Succeeded by | André Bellavance |
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In office 1992 – November 9, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Jean Lapierre |
| Succeeded by | Michel Gauthier |
| Dean of the Canadian House of Commons | |
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Assumed office October 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Blaikie |
| Chair of the Bloc Québécois Parliamentary Caucus | |
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Assumed office August 26, 2004 |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel Bas-Richelieu-Nicolet-Bécancour (2000-2015) Richelieu (1984-2000) |
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Assumed office September 4, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Jean-Louis Leduc |
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July 31, 1943 Saint-Raymond, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois (1990–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Progressive Conservative Party (Before 1990) |
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Louis Plamondon (born July 31, 1943) is a Canadian politician. Plamondon has represented Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour (formerly known as Richelieu) in the Canadian House of Commons since 1984; as such, he is the Dean of the House, the longest-serving current member of the House of Commons. Plamondon has won his seat in 10 consecutive Canadian federal elections, winning twice as a Progressive Conservative before becoming a founding member of the Bloc Québécois in 1990, after which he has been re-elected eight more times.
Plamondon was born in Saint-Raymond-de-Portneuf, Quebec and is the brother of lyricist Luc Plamondon. He has a teaching certificate from L'École normale Maurice L. Duplessis (1964), a Bachelor of Arts degree from Laval University (1968), and a B.A.An. from the University of Montreal (1976). He was a math teacher and restaurant owner before entering political life. Plamondon supported the "oui" side in Quebec's 1980 referendum on sovereignty.
Plamondon was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1984 federal election, defeating Liberal Party incumbent Jean-Louis Leduc in Richelieu. The Progressive Conservatives won a landslide majority government in this election under Brian Mulroney's leadership, and Plamondon entered parliament as a government backbencher. He was associated with the Quebec nationalist wing of his party and soon became known as a . In 1986, he criticized justice minister John Crosbie for appointing an anglophone to replace the sole francophone judge on the Ontario Court of Appeal. He later criticized industry minister Sinclair Stevens for awarding an multimillion-dollar untendered contract to a shipbuilding company in Quebec City. Plamondon also expressed sympathy with fellow MP Robert Toupin, who left the Progressive Conservatives in May 1986 to sit as an independent.
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