Yves Lessard | |
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Mayor of Saint-Basile-le-Grand | |
Assumed office 2017 | |
Preceded by | Bernard Gagnon |
Member of Parliament for Chambly—Borduas | |
In office 2004–2011 | |
Preceded by | new riding |
Succeeded by | Matthew Dubé |
Personal details | |
Born | Barville, Quebec, Canada | January 2, 1943
Political party | Bloc Québécois |
Residence | Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec |
Profession | businessman, union advisor |
Yves Lessard (born January 2, 1943) is a Canadian politician. From 2001 to 2004, Lessard served as a city councillor in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec. In the 2004 Canadian federal election he was elected into the House of Commons of Canada as the Bloc Québécois candidate in Chambly—Borduas.[1]
Born in Barville, Quebec, a businessman and union adviser, Lessard was the Bloc critic of Human Resources and Skills Development.
He was defeated in the 2011 election by Matthew Dubé of the New Democratic Party.