Guy André

Guy André
Member of Parliament
for Berthier—Maskinongé
In office
2004–2011
Preceded by Electoral district created
Succeeded by Ruth Ellen Brosseau
Personal details
Born November 17, 1959 (1959-11-17) (age 52)
Montreal, Quebec
Political party Bloc Québécois
Residence Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Profession coordinator, mediator, political assistant, social worker, teacher

Guy André (born November 17, 1959 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons from the riding of Berthier—Maskinongé.

A social worker who lives in Pointe-du-Lac, a former city which is now a borough of Trois-Rivières, André was first elected in 2004. He was reelected without serious difficulty until he was defeated by NDP challenger Ruth Ellen Brosseau in the unexpected "orange wave" that swept through Quebec in 2011 election. André had never gotten less than 45 percent of the vote, but was held to only 29.4 percent in 2011.

He was considered a member of the "pur et dur" (hardline) faction of the Quebec sovereignty movement.[1]

References

  1. ^ Plante, Louise (May 4, 2011). "Ruth-Ellen Brosseau: fantôme et anglophone?" (in French). Le Nouvelliste (Trois-Rivières, Quebec). http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/elections-federales/201104/28/01-4394072-ruth-ellen-brosseau-fantome-et-anglophone.php. Retrieved May 4, 2011. 

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