Gérard Asselin

Gérard Asselin
Gérard Asselin
Member of Parliament; for Manicouagan
	In office; 28 July 2004 – 2 May 2011
Preceded by	Ghislain Fournier
Succeeded by	Jonathan Genest-Jourdain
Member of Parliament; for Charlevoix
	In office; 25 October 1993 – 28 July 2004
Preceded by	Brian Mulroney
Succeeded by	riding abolished
Personal details
Born	April 19, 1950; Sainte-Flavie, Quebec
Died	February 9, 2013 (aged 62)
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Spouse	Diane Gaudreault
Residence	Baie-Comeau
Profession	Foreman

Gérard Asselin (born April 19, 1950 in Sainte-Flavie, Quebec - February 9, 2013) was a Canadian politician^[1] who was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Manicouagan from 2004 to 2011 and Charlevoix from 1993 to 2004.

Career

Asselin was a foreman, and was previously a city councillor in Baie-Comeau, Quebec from 1979 to 1993.^{[citation needed]}

In his first run for federal office, in 1993, Asselin won the riding of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in a landslide, finishing 16,500 votes ahead of his closest opponent. The Tory candidate finished a distant third, and nearly lost his deposit.^[2] Asselin was reelected almost as easily in every election until losing to NDP challenger Jonathan Genest-Jourdain in 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Asselin was one of the party's few more socially conservative members. In 2005, Asselin joined five other Bloc Québécois members opposing Bill C-38, which extended marriage rights to same-sex couples in Canada. At the end of the 37th Canadian Parliament, Asselin was the Bloc's Forestry critic. He also served as Natural Resources Critic.^{[citation needed]}

Electoral record (partial)

Template:Canadian federal election, 2006/Electoral District/Manicouagan (electoral district)

Template:Canadian federal election, 2004/Electoral District/Manicouagan (electoral district)

Template:Canadian federal election, 2000/Electoral District/Charlevoix (electoral district)

References

^ "Gérard Asselin, ancien député fédéral, est mort | Est du Québec". Radio-Canada.ca. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
^ "1993 Canadian Federal Election Results (Detail)". Esm.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2009-09-09.

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[obit-1] "Gérard Asselin, ancien député fédéral, est mort | Est du Québec". Radio-Canada.ca. Retrieved 2013-02-12.

[2] "1993 Canadian Federal Election Results (Detail)". Esm.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2009-09-09.

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