Stéphane Bergeron
Birth dateJanuary 28, 1965 (age 61)
Birth placeMontreal, Quebec
PartyBloc Québécois
Parti Québécois
Constituency mpMontarville
ParliamentCanadian
Term startOctober 21, 2019
Term endMarch 23, 2025
PredecessorMichel Picard
SuccessorBienvenu-Olivier Ntumba
Office 1Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Verchères
Term start 1December 12, 2005
Term end 1August 29, 2018
Predecessor 1Bernard Landry
Successor 1Suzanne Dansereau
Constituency mp 2Verchères—Les Patriotes
Parliament 2Canadian
Term start 2November 27, 2000
Term end 2November 9, 2005
Successor 2Luc Malo
Constituency mp 3Verchères
Parliament 3Canadian
Term start 3October 25, 1993
Term end 3November 27, 2000
Predecessor 3Marcel Danis
Successor 3riding redistributed
SpouseJohanne 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Lévesque, Catherine (October 5, 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette
  3. ^ "General Elections: 2014, Verchères". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ "General Elections: 2012, Verchères". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 24 May 2018.