Alain Giguère Explained

Alain Giguère
Riding:Marc-Aurèle-Fortin
Parliament:Canadian
Term Start:May 2, 2011
Term End:August 4, 2015
Predecessor:Serge Ménard
Successor:Yves Robillard
Birth Date:24 October 1958
Birth Place:Lachine, Quebec
Profession:Tax lawyer
Party:New Democratic Party

Alain Giguère (born October 24, 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Marc-Aurèle-Fortin as a member of the New Democratic Party. In the 2015 election he ran in Thérèse-De Blainville, but lost to Liberal Ramez Ayoub.[2]

Before to being elected, Giguère was a tax lawyer. He has a bachelor's degree in political science, a bachelor's degree in legal science, and a certificate in social justice.

Before finally being elected in 2011, Giguère had run unsuccessfully in seven previous federal elections, in Verdun—Saint-Paul in 1984, in Roberval in 1993, 1997 and 2000, in Laval in 2004 and 2008, and in Laval—Les Îles in 2006, as well as provincially once for the New Democratic Party of Quebec in Saint-Henri in 1985.[3]

In 2012, it was reported that he would give back the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. All serving MPs that year were recipients.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/places/quebec-ridings/election-fed2011/r24040/ Election 2011: Marc-Aurèle-Fortin
  2. Web site: Parliamewnt of Canada – Thérèse-De Blainville.
  3. http://www2.electionsquebec.qc.ca/corpo/english/general-elections-provincial.asp?bsq=all&section=resultats_gen&even=1985&mode=n3#resul General elections – 1985, December 2 – Official results for all electoral divisions
  4. News: 2012-02-05 . First 60 Canadians set to receive Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal . en-CA . The Globe and Mail . 2023-06-12.