Robert Aubin | |
Riding: | Trois-Rivières |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Term Start: | May 2, 2011 |
Term End: | September 11, 2019 |
Predecessor: | Paule Brunelle |
Successor: | Louise Charbonneau |
Birth Date: | 26 May 1960 |
Birth Place: | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
Profession: | Musician, teacher, politician |
Party: | New Democratic Party |
Alma Mater: | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Université Laval |
Robert Aubin (born May 26, 1960) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Trois-Rivières from 2011 to 2019 as a member of the New Democratic Party.
Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Aubin has a diploma in geography from Université Laval and a degree in music and education from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
At the time of his election, he had been a teacher at the Séminaire St-Joseph for nearly 25 years. He has also been a musician.
Aubin was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election[1] and was re-elected in 2015. After the 2015 election, Aubin was appointed the NDP critic for International development and La Francophonie in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.[2]
In the 2012 NDP leadership election, he supported Tom Mulcair.[3] In the 2017 NDP leadership election, Aubin initially supported Peter Julian,[4] then switched his support to Guy Caron after Julian withdrew from the race.[5]
Aubin lost his seat in the 2019 federal election, falling to fourth place.[6]