Serge Cardin
| Serge Cardin | |
|---|---|
| MP for Sherbrooke | |
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In office 1998–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jean Charest |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Luc Dusseault |
| MNA for Sherbrooke | |
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In office 2012–2014 |
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| Preceded by | Jean Charest |
| Succeeded by | Luc Fortin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 2, 1950 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Parti Québécois (2012–2014) |
| Other political affiliations |
Bloc Québécois (Before 2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Mariette Cardin |
| Residence | Sherbrooke |
| Profession | accountant |
Serge Cardin (born July 2, 1950) is a Quebec politician. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Sherbrooke electoral district from 2012 to 2014, and was formerly a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Sherbrooke from 1998 to 2011.
In the 2011 Canadian federal election, he lost his seat to Pierre-Luc Dusseault, then a 19-year-old university student and the youngest MP ever elected in Canadian history. In the 2012 Quebec election, he unseated the incumbent Premier of Quebec Jean Charest who was also his predecessor for the federal riding.
Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Cardin is an accountant. He was a city councillor in Sherbrooke from 1986 to 1998.
* Result compared to Action démocratique
Source: Elections Canada
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
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