Michel Champagne
Michel Champagne | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Champlain | |
| In office 1984–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Veillette |
| Succeeded by | Réjean Lefebvre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1956 St-Sévérin de Proulxville, Quebec |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Michel Champagne (born 4 May 1956) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman, political scientist and teacher by career.
Early political experience[edit]
Champagne was the mayor of Saint-Séverin-de-Proulxville from 1981 to his election for the progressive-conservative in 1984.
Member of the House of Commons[edit]
Champagne was among moderate supporters of the Quebec sovereignty movement, who gave a chance to the beau risque approach in the aftermath of the 1980 Quebec Referendum.
He successfully ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the Quebec riding of Champlain in the 1984 and was re-elected in 1988. Champagne was a member in the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.
Champagne lost his bid for re-election in 1993, against Bloc Québécois candidate Réjean Lefebvre.
Provincial politics[edit]
Champagne ran for the Parti Québécois (PQ) nomination for the 2001 by-election in the district of Laviolette, with the backing of influential party insider and Cabinet Member Gilles Baril. However, local PQ card-carrying supporters chose Yves Demers over him. Demers eventually lost the election against Liberal Julie Boulet.
Return to municipal politics[edit]
Michel Champagne ran again for the mayorship of Saint-Séverin in 2009 and he was re-elected without opposition during the municipal election. He became the mayor again 25 years after he left this position to enter federal politics.
Honors[edit]
Champagne served as President of the Festival Western de Saint-Tite in 1996 and he was the General Manager in 1997.[1]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Corporation du Festival Western 2006,Festival Western de Saint-Tite Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
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