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Preceded by
  
new riding

Residence
  
Val-d\'Or, Canada

Party
  
Bloc Quebecois


Name
  
Yvon Levesque

Political party
  
Bloc Quebecois

Succeeded by
  
Romeo Saganash

Preceded by
  
riding renamed from Nunavik—Eeyou

Born
  
March 10, 1940 (age 84) Lac-au-Saumon, Quebec (
1940-03-10
)

Profession
  
electrician, labour consultant, superintendent

Role
  
Member of the Canadian House of Commons

Office
  
Member of the Canadian House of Commons since 2004

Yvon Lévesque (born March 10, 1940) is a Quebec politician. He is the former Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou.

Born in Lac-au-Saumon, he was an electrician, foreman, labour relations consultant, labour representative, and superintendent before he was first elected in 2004 defeating Guy St-Julien by 572 votes.

On May 2, 2011, Lévesque was defeated in the 2011 federal election by New Democratic Party candidate Roméo Saganash.

References

Yvon Lévesque Wikipedia