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Gilles Duceppe

Personal data
Date of birthJuly 22, 1947(age 68)
Place of birthMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
SpouseYolande Brunelle
Alma materUniversity of Montreal (Incomplete)
ProfessionOrderly
Union organizer
Leader of the Opposition
In officeMarch 15, 1997 - June 1, 1997
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime ministerJean Chrétien
Succeeded byPreston Manning
Preceded byMichel Gauthier
In officeJanuary 16, 1996 - February 17, 1996
Acting
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime ministerJean Chrétien
Succeeded byMichel Gauthier
Preceded byLucien Bouchard
Leader of the Bloc Québécois
In officeMarch 15, 1997 - May 2, 2011
Succeeded byTBD
Preceded byMichel Gauthier
In officeJanuary 16, 1996 - February 17, 1996
Acting
Succeeded byMichel Gauthier
Preceded byLucien Bouchard
In officeAugust 13, 1990 - May 1, 2011
Succeeded byHélène Laverdière
Preceded byJean-Claude Malépart

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Gilles Duceppe (-frʒil dysɛp; born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian politician, and proponent of the Québec sovereignty movement. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons for over 20 years and was the leader of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois for almost 15 years. He is the son of a well-known Quebec actor, Jean Duceppe. He was Leader of the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada from March 17, 1997 to June 1, 1997. He resigned as party leader after 2011 election, in which he lost his own seat to New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Hélène Laverdière and his party suffered a heavy defeat.


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