Yves Perron | |
Office: | President of the Bloc Québécois |
Term Start: | August 22, 2018 |
Leader: | Mario Beaulieu (interim) Yves-François Blanchet |
Predecessor: | Mario Beaulieu |
Riding1: | Berthier—Maskinongé |
Parliament1: | Canadian |
Term Start1: | October 21, 2019 |
Predecessor1: | Ruth Ellen Brosseau |
Party: | Bloc Québécois |
Residence: | Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec[1] |
Yves Perron (pronounced as /fr/) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Berthier—Maskinongé as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Perron also serves as President of the party.
In his first attempt to become Member of Parliament for Berthier—Maskinongé, in 2015, Perron came second to New Democratic Party incumbent Ruth Ellen Brosseau with 25.8% of the vote.
Between 2015 and 2019, he was actively involved in the Quebec independence movement, as regional president of the Parti Québécois for Lanaudière between 2016 and 2018, as well as serving as riding president of the Bloc Québécois in Berthier—Maskinongé.
Following the leadership crisis of Martine Ouellet as head of the Bloc Québécois, he became national president of the Bloc Québécois.
Since 2021 he has served as the critic of agriculture, agri-food and supply management in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.[3]