Serge Cardin | |
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MP for Sherbrooke | |
In office September 14, 1998 – May 2, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Jean Charest |
Succeeded by | Pierre-Luc Dusseault |
MNA for Sherbrooke | |
In office September 4, 2012 – April 7, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Jean Charest |
Succeeded by | Luc Fortin |
Personal details | |
Born | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | July 2, 1950
Political party | Parti Québécois (2012–2014) |
Other political affiliations | Bloc Québécois (Before 2011) |
Spouse | Mariette Cardin |
Residence | Sherbrooke |
Profession | accountant |
Serge Cardin (born July 2, 1950) is a Quebec politician. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Sherbrooke electoral district from 2012 to 2014, and was formerly a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Sherbrooke from 1998 to 2011.
In the 2011 Canadian federal election, he lost his seat to Pierre-Luc Dusseault, then a 19-year-old university student and the youngest MP ever elected in Canadian history.[1] In the 2012 Quebec election, he unseated the incumbent Premier of Quebec Jean Charest who was also his predecessor for the federal riding.[2] He was defeated by Liberal candidate Luc Fortin in the 2014 Quebec election.[3]
Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Cardin is an accountant. He was a city councillor in Sherbrooke from 1986 to 1998.