Christiane Gagnon

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Christiane Gagnon (born April 16, 1948 in Chicoutimi, Quebec) is a Canadian politician.

A real estate agent, Gagnon was first elected in the 1993 federal election. She was the Bloc Québécois candidate in the riding of Québec (located in Quebec City). She was re-elected in the Canadian federal election, 1997, 2000, 2004 and in 2006. She served as the Bloc's caucus chair from 1996 to 1998. She has also been the Bloc's critic of the Status of Women, the Federal Office of Regional Development-Quebec, Housing, Poverty, Canadian Heritage, the National Capital Commission, and the National Capital Region. She is the Blocs current critic to the National Capital of Quebec and Social Development.