André Leroux

André Leroux is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Brigham, Quebec from 1995 to 1999, and was a candidate for the Bloc Québécois in the 2000 federal election.

He joined Human Resources Development Canada as a civil servant in 1976 and remained with the department for twenty-nine years.[1] During his term in office, the municipality built a municipal garage and purchased a decaying United Church building. He was narrowly defeated by Steven Neil in November 1999.[1]

He downplayed Quebec sovereigntism during the 2000 campaign, focusing instead on his party's position against organized crime and his own record as a municipal politician.[2] He finished second against Liberal incumbent Denis Paradis.

Leroux supported Conservative Party candidate Peter Stastny in the 2004 federal election.[3] He himself moved to Cowansville in 2006 and oversaw construction.[4] He ran for mayor of Cowansville in 2009, losing to incumbent mayor Arthur Fauteux.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Former Brigham mayor running for Bloc," Sherbrooke Record, 2 November 2000, p. 3.
  2. ↑ Shawn Berry, "Leroux wants anglos to ignore separatist position," Sherbrooke Record, 9 November 2000, p. 4; "BQ's Andre Leroux has tough questions for Paradis," Sherbrooke Record, 17 November 2000, p. 8.
  3. ↑ Maurice Crossfield, "Stastny gets support from former BQ candidate," Sherbrooke Record, 10 May 2004, p. 3.
  4. ↑ Michel Laliberté, André Leroux croisera le fer avec Arthur Fauteux, La Voix de l'Est, 20 June 2009, accessed 5 December 2010.