Louise Harel | |
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| City Councillor for Maisonneuve–Longue-Pointe | |
| In office 2009–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Claire St-Arnaud |
| Succeeded by | Laurence Lavigne Lalonde |
| Leader of the Opposition of Quebec | |
| In office June 6, 2005 – August 21, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Landry |
| Succeeded by | André Boisclair |
| Interim Leader of the Parti Québécois | |
| In office June 6, 2005 – November 15, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Landry |
| Succeeded by | André Boisclair |
| MNA for Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | |
| In office September 25, 1989 – November 5, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | First Member |
| Succeeded by | Carole Poirier |
| MNA for Maisonneuve | |
| In office April 13, 1981 – September 25, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Georges Lalande |
| Succeeded by | Riding Dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 22, 1946 Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Quebec |
| Political party | Parti Québécois Coalition Montréal Vision Montréal (formerly) |
| Residence(s) | Montreal, Quebec |
Louise Harel (born April 22, 1946) is a Quebec politician. In 2005 she served as interim leader of the Parti Québécois following the resignation of Bernard Landry. She was also interim leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec. She represented the riding of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the Montreal region, and its predecessors, from 1981 to 2008. She ran for Mayor of Montreal as the representative of the Vision Montreal municipal political party in the 2009 election, but was defeated by incumbent Gérald Tremblay. In the 2013 Montreal election, Harel supported federalist Marcel Côté for mayor but failed to be elected to her own council seat.