Vivian Barbot | |
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| Member of Parliament for Papineau | |
| In office February 6, 2006 – October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Pettigrew |
| Succeeded by | Justin Trudeau |
| Interim Leader of the Bloc Québécois | |
| In office May 3, 2011[1] – December 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Gilles Duceppe |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Paillé |
| Vice-President of Bloc Québécois | |
| In office May 15, 2009 – January 24, 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Annie Lessard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 7, 1941 Saint-Marc, Haiti |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
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| Residence | Montreal |
| Profession | President/manager, teacher |
Vivian Barbot (born July 7, 1941) is a Canadian teacher, activist, and politician. She is a former president of the Fédération des femmes du Québec, a former member of Parliament and former vice-president of the Bloc Québécois.[2][3] She was the party's interim leader and president following the resignation of Gilles Duceppe in May 2011.[1] Barbot became the first person of a visible minority group to lead a Canadian federal political party with parliamentary representation.
Barbot was born in Saint-Marc, Haiti. She is the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Papineau. In the 2006 election, she scored a significant victory for the Bloc by defeating former Liberal Cabinet Minister Pierre Pettigrew, but was defeated two years later in the 2008 federal election by Justin Trudeau.[4] Barbot ran against Trudeau in the 2011 election, but was once again defeated.
The 2011 election also saw the defeat of Gilles Duceppe and all but four Bloc MPs.[5] As vice-president of the party, Barbot was appointed interim party leader and president following Duceppe's resignation[6] and remained in the position until Duceppe's successor, Daniel Paillé, was elected on December 11, 2011.[7]
- ^ a b "LEADERSHIP ROLES". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "Bloc faces growing pressure to delay choosing Duceppe replacement". The Globe and Mail, August 12, 2011.
- ^ "Bloc VP Barbot resigns, defends party spending". CTV News.ca. January 24, 2012.
- ^ "Trudeau 'ready to learn,' says mother". CBC News. November 6, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "Duceppe quits after BQ crushed in Quebec". CBC News. May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ Authier, Philip (June 2, 2011). "Decimated Bloc loses all the perks it had in previous life". Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. A4. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Daniel Paille new leader of Bloc Quebecois". CBC News. December 11, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2018.