André Léveillé
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André Léveillé was a politician in Quebec, Canada. [1]
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[edit] Background
He was born on August 11, 1933 in Montreal and was an accountant.
[edit] Member of the Legislature
Léveillé won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1966 in the district of Maisonneuve and was a member of the Union Nationale. He served as the government's Deputy Whip from 1966 to 1968. Léveillé lost his re-election in 1970 and was succeeded by Parti Québécois (PQ) candidate Robert Burns.
[edit] Party Leader
He was defeated at the leadership conventions of 1969 and 1971. In 1985 Léveillé was offered to become party leader. He accepted, but finished a distant fourth in his own district against Louise Harel in 1985 with 1.3% of the vote. The Union Nationale ran only 19 candidates. None of them were elected.
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| Preceded by Marcel Dupré (Liberal) |
MNA for Maisonneuve 1966–1970 |
Succeeded by Robert Burns (Parti Québécois) |
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