| Pierre-Luc Dusseault | |
| Riding: | Sherbrooke |
| Parliament: | Canadian |
| Term Start: | May 2, 2011 |
| Term End: | October 21, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Serge Cardin |
| Successor: | Élisabeth Brière |
| Office2: | Chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics |
| Minister2: | Peter Penashue Denis Lebel |
| Term Start2: | April 24, 2012 |
| Term End2: | August 2, 2015 |
| Predecessor2: | Jean Crowder |
| Successor2: | Blaine Calkins |
| Office3: | Chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations & Estimates |
| Minister3: | Diane Finley |
| Term Start3: | October 24, 2013 |
| Term End3: | February 4, 2015 |
| Predecessor3: | Pat Martin |
| Successor3: | Pat Martin |
| Birth Date: | 31 May 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Granby, Quebec |
| Profession: | Student |
| Party: | New Democratic Party |
| Residence: | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Spouse: | [1] |
Pierre-Luc Dusseault (born May 31, 1991) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 federal election at the age of 19, becoming the youngest member of Parliament (MP) in the country's history.[2] He was re-elected in 2015 but lost his seat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
Born in Granby, Quebec, and educated in Magog, Dusseault is the son of a daycare administrator and a customer service manager. He received a DEC diploma in social studies from Cégep de Sherbrooke.[3] [4]
Dusseault was a first-year student studying applied politics at the Université de Sherbrooke at the time of his election as an MP. He was the co-founder and president of the university's student NDP club, having joined the NDP in 2009. He has told the press he would like to finish the degree once his political career is over.
As a New Democratic Party candidate in the riding of Sherbrooke, Dusseault defeated the incumbent Bloc Québécois MP Serge Cardin (four decades Dusseault's elder), and was elected at the age of, making him the youngest Canadian ever to be elected to the House of Commons, surpassing former Liberal Party MP Claude-André Lachance, who was aged when elected in 1974. Dusseault turned 20 two days before the 41st Parliament was sworn in.
He was elected in the same election as five McGill University students, fellow NDP MPs Charmaine Borg, Matthew Dubé, Mylène Freeman, Laurin Liu, and Jamie Nicholls, following the NDP's unexpected mid-campaign surge in Quebec.[5]
Dusseault voted for the first time in this election and had originally planned to work a summer job at a golf course but served in Parliament instead. In Parliament, he served as the chair of the access to information, privacy and ethics committee.[6]
Dusseault retained his seat at the 2015 general election, one of 17 NDP candidates elected in Quebec. He remained the youngest MP at the start of the 42nd Parliament.[7]
Three days after the 2011 election, Toronto radio host John Oakley conducted an interview with Dusseault, who drew himself into the debate on the Quebec sovereignty movement by stating, "Sovereignty will be done in Quebec. And Quebecers will decide if they want to be a country." He later clarified his remarks, saying that he was a federalist who respects sovereignty.[8] [9]
Dusseault, a Francophone, stated that he would like to improve his English language skills while in Parliament.[8]