Gilles Duceppe

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Gilles Duceppe
Duceppe in 2011
Leader of the Opposition
In office March 15, 1997 – June 1, 1997
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Jean Chrétien
Preceded by	Michel Gauthier
Succeeded by	Preston Manning
In office January 16, 1996 – February 17, 1996
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Jean Chrétien
Preceded by	Lucien Bouchard
Succeeded by	Michel Gauthier
Leader of the Bloc Québécois
In office June 10, 2015 – October 22, 2015
Preceded by	Mario Beaulieu
Succeeded by	Rhéal Fortin (interim)
In office March 15, 1997 – May 2, 2011
Preceded by	Michel Gauthier
Succeeded by	Vivian Barbot (interim)
In office January 16, 1996 – February 17, 1996 (interim)
Preceded by	Lucien Bouchard
Succeeded by	Michel Gauthier
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Laurier—Sainte-Marie
In office August 13, 1990 – May 2, 2011
Preceded by	Jean-Claude Malépart
Succeeded by	Hélène Laverdière
Personal details
Born	(1947-07-22) July 22, 1947 (age 77) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Other political affiliations	Workers' Communist Party of Canada (formerly) Independent (1990-1993)
Spouse	Yolande Brunelle
Children	Amélie, Alexis
Profession	Orderly union organizer political analyst
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Gilles Duceppe (French pronunciation: [ʒil dzysɛp]; born July 22, 1947) is a retired Canadian politician, proponent of the Quebec sovereignty movement and former leader of the Bloc Québécois. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for over 20 years and was the leader of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois for 15 years in three stints: 1996, 1997-2011 and in 2015. He was Leader of the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada from March 17, 1997, to June 1, 1997. He resigned as party leader after the 2011 election, in which he lost his own seat to New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Hélène Laverdière and his party suffered a heavy defeat; however, he returned four years later to lead the party into the 2015 election.^[1][2] After being defeated in his own riding by Laverdière again, he resigned once more.^[3]