Marcel Lussier Politician

Marcel Lussier (born June 30, 1944 in Saint-Damase, Quebec) is a Canadian politician and the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Brossard—La Prairie.Lussier was an unsuccessful candidate for the Parti Québécois in La Pinière in the 2003 Quebec election. He ran for office as a member of the Bloc Québécois in the 2004 federal election, but was defeated by Jacques Saada. In the 2006 election he ran again, defeating Saada by approximately two per cent of the vote. He served as the party's critic for Environment.Prior to being elected, he had worked as an engineer. In 1968 he earned a Master of Science degree in health engineering from École Polytechnique, and then went on to earn a bachelor's degree in applied science for civil engineering in 1970 from Université de Sherbrooke. He worked at Hydro-Québec for 22 years as an environmental engineering specialist.He was initially declared re-elected in the 2008 election, but a judicial recount later declared that he had been defeated by Alexandra Mendès of the Liberals. In the 2011 election he lost again, to Hoang Mai of the NDP.

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Birth dateJune 30, 1944
Birth place
Saint-Damase Quebec , Quebec
Residence
Brossard , Quebec

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Bloc Québécois

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