Yves Lessard

Yves Lessard
Mayor of Saint-Basile-le-Grand
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byBernard Gagnon
Member of Parliament for Chambly—Borduas
In office
2004–2011
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byMatthew Dubé
Personal details
Born (1943-01-02) January 2, 1943 (age 81)
Barville, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
ResidenceSaint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec
Professionbusinessman, 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.