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Preceded by
  
Profession
  
real estate agent

Succeeded by
  
Name
  
Christiane Gagnon


Political party
  
Bloc Quebecois

Party
  
Bloc Quebecois

Spouse(s)
  
Michel Lemieux

Residence
  
Quebec City, Canada

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Born
  
April 16, 1948 (age 75) Chicoutimi, Quebec (
1948-04-16
)

Role
  
Member of the Canadian House of Commons

Office
  
Member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1994

Christiane Gagnon (born April 16, 1948) is a Canadian politician.

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Gagnon was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. A real estate agent, she was first elected in the 1993 federal election. She was the Bloc Québécois candidate in the riding of Québec (located in Quebec City). She was re-elected in the Canadian federal election, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, and in 2008. She was defeated in the 2011 by NDP candidate Annick Papillon. She served as the Bloc's caucus chair from 1996 to 1998. She has also been the Bloc's critic of the Status of Women, the Federal Office of Regional Development-Quebec, Housing, Poverty, Canadian Heritage, the National Capital Commission, and the National Capital Region.

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