Gilles Duceppe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Gilles Duceppe

former leader of the Bloc Québécois

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1947

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Gilles Duceppe

  • Gilles Duceppe (French pronunciation: ?[?il dzys?p]; born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian politician, proponent of the Quebec sovereignty movement and former leader of the Bloc Québécois.
  • He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for over 20 years and has been the leader of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois for 15 years in three stints: 1996, 1997-2011 and in 2015.
  • He is the son of a well-known Quebec actor, Jean Duceppe.
  • He was Leader of the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada from March 17, 1997, to June 1, 1997.
  • He resigned as party leader after the 2011 election, in which he lost his own seat to New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Hélène Laverdière and his party suffered a heavy defeat; however, he returned four years later to lead the party into the 2015 election.
  • After being defeated in his own riding by Laverdière again, he resigned once more.

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