Luc Harvey

{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1964)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | birth_name = Luc Harvey | honorific_suffix = | image = | office = Leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec | term_start = January 18, 2012 | term_end = September 11, 2012 | predecessor = Serge Fontaine | successor = Albert De Martin (interim) | office2 = Member of the Parliament for Louis-Hébert | term_start2 = January 23, 2006 | term_end2 = October 14, 2008 | predecessor2 = Roger Clavet | successor2 = Pascal-Pierre Paillé | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|4|4}} | birth_place = Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | party = Conservative Party of Quebec (2012–present) | other_party = Conservative Party of Canada (2006–present) | spouse = Betty Harvey | children = 6, including Magali Harvey | alma_mater = Université Laval | profession = Business manager/computer engineer }}

'''Luc Harvey''' (born April 4, 1964) is a Canadian politician and the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Louis-Hébert in Quebec from 2006 to 2008. He served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec from January to September 2012. Harvey was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec.

Harvey graduated from Université Laval with a bachelor's degree in political science, and studied English literature at the University of Guelph. Prior to being elected, he was in charge of business strategies at Centre Financier ASSEP, a life insurance broker. In 2006, Harvey ran for office as a member of the Conservative Party against Bloc Québécois politician Roger Clavet and won with 34.22% of the vote.

Harvey attained attention during the 2008 federal election campaign, when he confronted and loudly castigated Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe at the Public Market Sainte-Foy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/politics/federalelection/2008/10/12/duceppe_wrangles_with_tory_mp_luc_harvey.html|title=Duceppe wrangles with Tory MP Luc Harvey|work=Toronto Star|date=October 12, 2008|accessdate=2018-05-29}}</ref> Duceppe dismissed Harvey by calling him an "imbecile" who "asked why Canada is not in the European Union."<ref>{{Cite news|title = Duceppe traite un député conservateur d'"imbécile"|url = http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/elections-federales/partis/bloc-quebecois/200810/12/01-28860-duceppe-traite-un-depute-conservateur-dimbecile.php|newspaper = La Presse| date=12 October 2008 |accessdate = 2018-05-28 | last1=Croteau | first1=Martin }}</ref> Harvey was ultimately defeated by Bloc candidate Pascal-Pierre Paillé during this election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tories-keep-a-grip-on-quebec-city-1.758790|title=Tories keep a grip on Quebec City|publisher=CBC News|date=October 15, 2008|accessdate=2018-05-29}}</ref>

Harvey has also worked on developing an electronic system designed for aircraft engines, and an experimental plane with Denis Lambert and André Beaudoin. The plane was a winner at the EAA Air Venture Oshkosh show.

In 2011, Harvey bought an old mansion that was converted into a daycare centre. Located less than 2 km of the bridges of Quebec, this centre will be able to receive nearly 160 children in the summer of 2012.

During his free time, Harvey has also worked on the development of the controller shower Geni, of which he is one of the patent owners.

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