Michel Champagne

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Michel Champagne (born 4 May 1956 in St-Sévérin de Proulxville, Quebec) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman, political scientist and teacher by career.

1 Early Political Experience
2 Member of the House of Commons
3 Provincial Politics
4 Honors
5 See also
6 Footnotes
7 External links

[edit] Early Political Experience

Champagne first ran as a Ralliement créditiste candidate in a 1970 by-election in the federal district of Frontenac. He finished second.

[edit] Member of the House of Commons

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.

[edit] Provincial Politics

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.