Louis Plamondon

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Not to be confused with Louis Plamondon (1785 –1828) [1]

Louis Plamondon (born July 31, 1943 in Saint-Raymond-de-Portneuf, Quebec) is a Canadian politician.

A professor, Plamondon was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1984 federal election. He was the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Richelieu. He was re-elected in 1988 election before leaving the PC caucus to sit as an independent in June 1990. Six months later, he joined the new Bloc Québécois and was subsequently re-elected in the 1993, 1997, 2000 (in Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour), 2004, and 2006 elections.

Plamondon is currently the Bloc's caucus chair, and was their house leader from 1992 to 1993. He has served as the Bloc's critic to the Library of Parliament, Official Languages, Francophones outside Quebec, Veterans Affairs, and Agriculture and Agri-Food. He is their current critic to Official Languages. He is the second-longest continuously serving member currently in the House of Commons, second only to the New Democratic Party's Bill Blaikie.^[1]

Preceded by Jean-Louis Leduc, Liberal

Member of Parliament for Richelieu 1984 – present

Incumbent

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1. ^ Members of the House of Commons -- Current List -- Continuous Years of Service. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved on 6 December 2006.