| Birth date | January 28, 1965 (age 61) |
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| Birth place | Montreal, Quebec |
| Party | Bloc Québécois Parti Québécois |
| Constituency mp | Montarville |
| Parliament | Canadian |
| Term start | October 21, 2019 |
| Term end | March 23, 2025 |
| Predecessor | Michel Picard |
| Successor | Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba |
| Office 1 | Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Verchères |
| Term start 1 | December 12, 2005 |
| Term end 1 | August 29, 2018 |
| Predecessor 1 | Bernard Landry |
| Successor 1 | Suzanne Dansereau |
| Constituency mp 2 | Verchères—Les Patriotes |
| Parliament 2 | Canadian |
| Term start 2 | November 27, 2000 |
| Term end 2 | November 9, 2005 |
| Successor 2 | Luc Malo |
| Constituency mp 3 | Verchères |
| Parliament 3 | Canadian |
| Term start 3 | October 25, 1993 |
| Term end 3 | November 27, 2000 |
| Predecessor 3 | Marcel Danis |
| Successor 3 | riding redistributed |
| Spouse | Johanne Dulude |
Stéphane Bergeron (born January 28, 1965, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. He served as a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2019 to 2025 and previously served in that office from 1993 to 2005. He served as a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2005 to 2018. He did not seek re-election in 2025.
Education and early career
Bergeron has a bachelor's degree in political science from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a master's degree in the same domain from the Université Laval. Bergeron has been a political adviser and a teaching assistant at Laval in the department of political science. Bergeron also served in the Canadian Forces as a naval Cadet Instructor Cadre officer from 1984 to 1993.
Political career
Bergeron was a member of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons, representing the riding of Verchères—Les Patriotes from 2000 to November 9, 2005, and Verchères from 1993 to 2000. Bergeron held many positions as a Member of Parliament including whip of the Bloc and critic of Parliamentary Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs, Privy Council, Foreign Affairs, Industry, Science, Research, and Development, International Trade and Asia-Pacific.
He resigned his federal seat and won a provincial by-election on December 12, 2005, under the Parti Québécois (PQ) banner. He became the member for Verchères of the Quebec National Assembly succeeding former Quebec Premier Bernard Landry in that riding.[1] He was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election. He was named the PQ's critic in parks and environment but was later promoted to the portfolios of families and seniors.
From 2021 to 2025 he served as the critic of foreign affairs and international development, international cooperation, Canada-China relations in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.[2]
Electoral record
Provincial
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References
- ^ Lévesque, Kathleen (December 13, 2005). "Élections partielles - Le PLQ conserve Outremont" [By-elections - The QLP retains Outremont] (in French). Le Devoir. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Lévesque, Catherine (October 5, 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette
- ^ "General Elections: 2014, Verchères". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "General Elections: 2012, Verchères". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 24 May 2018.