Jean-Yves Roy
Jean-Yves Roy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian House of Commons | |
| In office November 27, 2000 – June 28, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | René Canuel |
| Constituency | Matapédia—Matane |
| In office June 28, 2004 – October 22, 2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Jean-François Fortin |
| Constituency | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 21, 1949 Saint-Charles-Garnier, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Residence(s) | Pointe-au-Père, Quebec |
| Profession | teacher |
Jean-Yves Roy (born July 21, 1949) is a Canadian politician. He was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from the 2000 election until his resignation in 2010.
Political career
Born in Saint-Charles-Garnier, Quebec, Roy represented the districts of Matapédia—Matane until 2006 and then Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia for the following four years. Prior to being elected he was a teacher. He is the Bloc's Fisheries and Oceans critic. He was a city councillor in Pointe-au-Père, Quebec in 1981, and he was mayor from 1982 to 1986.
Roy resigned from the House effective October 22, 2010 after having been largely absent from the House of Commons.[1] He had been asked by Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe to make a decision as to his future due to his prolonged absences and announced in September that he would wait until after the Commons voted on a private members bill to abolish the long gun registry to resign so that he could vote for the registry's retention.[2]
References
- ^ "Jean-Yves Roy quitte la politique". "Radio-Canada", October 22, 2010.
- ^ "Gun-registry fight headed for draw in Commons", Globe and Mail, September 13, 2010
