Richard Nadeau

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Richard Nadeau (born April 5, 1959 in Hawkesbury, Ontario) is a teacher and Bloc Québécois politician in Quebec, Canada.

He is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Gatineau. Nadeau attended the University of Ottawa where he received degrees in history, political science and education. There he met with communist militants and became a sympathiser of the Marxist-Leninist Party. In addition to being a teacher, Nadeau has worked as an adviser and director of educational programs and as worked as a researcher and archivist. He has also been a lobbyist for French education and has been involved in community theatre in Saskatchewan. Nadeau has run in two previous elections. In the 2000 federal election, Nadeau finished second in Gatineau behind Mark Assad of the Liberal Party of Canada by 13,197 votes. In the 2004 federal election, he finished second behind Françoise Boivin of the Liberals by 830 votes.

He was elected in the 2006 federal election in a rematch against Boivin.

Richard Nadeau's wife, Edith Gendron, is the head of an little known Quebec separatist group called "Le Quebec, Un Pays".