Preceded by Serge Cardin Succeeded by Pat Martin Party New Democratic Party Preceded by Pat Martin | Minister Diane Finley Spouse Joanie Boulet (m. 2013) Preceded by Jean Crowder Name Pierre-Luc Dusseault Residence Sherbrooke, Canada | |
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Minister Peter Penashue
Denis Lebel Role Member of the Canadian House of Commons Office Member of the Canadian House of Commons since 2011 Books Statutory Review of the Lobbying Act: It's First Five Years : Report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics | ||
Education Universite de Sherbrooke | ||
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Pierre-Luc Dusseault (born May 31, 1991) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 federal election at the age of 19, becoming the youngest Member of Parliament in the country's history. He was sworn into office two days after his 20th birthday.
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- Pierre luc dusseault for thomas mulcair
- Dusseault r agit l entente l amiable concernant le scandale in out
- Early life and education
- 2011 election
- 2015 election
- Quebec sovereignty
- Personal
- References
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Early life and education
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.
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.
2011 election
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 19 years, 336 days, 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 20 years, 94 days 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.
Dusseault voted for the first time in this election and had originally planned to work a summer job at a golf course but will serve in Parliament instead. In parliament, he serves as the chair of the access to information, privacy and ethics committee.
2015 election
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.
Quebec sovereignty
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.
Personal
Dusseault, a francophone, stated that he would like to improve his English language skills while in Parliament.