Michel Guimond

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Michel Guimond
Michel Guimond

Incumbent
Assumed office 
1993
Preceded by Charles Deblois

Born December 26, 1953 (1953-12-26) (age 54)
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Political party Bloc Québécois
Spouse Mariette Langlois
Residence Beauport, Quebec
Profession attorney

Michel Guimond (born December 26, 1953 in Chicoutimi, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. From 1987 to 1993 he served as a city councillor in Boischatel, Quebec. After this, he ran in the 1993 election for the Bloc Québécois. He was elected into the Canadian House of Commons as the member from Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans. He was re-elected in the Canadian federal election, 1997, in the Canadian federal election, 2000 (in the riding of Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans) and in the Canadian federal election, 2004 (in the riding of Charlevoix—Montmorency). A lawyer, he has served as the Bloc critic of Parliamentary Affairs, Transport and to the Auditor General. He the current whip of the Bloc Québécois, and is a former deputy whip. He is also the vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Charles Deblois, Prog. Cons.
Member of Parliament for Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans
1993-2004
Succeeded by
Electoral district abolished in 2003
Preceded by
Electoral district created in 2003
Member of Parliament for Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord
2004-
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Richard Bélisle, BQ
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee
1996-1997
Succeeded by
John G. Williams, Reform
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