Denis Lebel
The Honourable Denis Lebel PC MP |
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Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party | |
Assumed office November 18, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Peter MacKay |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lac-Saint-Jean |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Riding established |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
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In office September 17, 2007 – October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Michel Gauthier |
Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
Mayor of Roberval | |
In office 2000–2007 |
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Preceded by | Claude Munger |
Succeeded by | Michel Larouche |
Personal details | |
Born | Roberval, Quebec |
May 26, 1954
Political party | Conservative (2007–present) |
Other political affiliations |
Bloc Québécois (1993-2001) |
Spouse(s) | Danielle Girard |
Residence | Roberval, Quebec |
Profession | hotel manager, restaurateur |
Cabinet | Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs |
Denis Lebel, PC, MP (born May 26, 1954, in Roberval, Quebec) is a Canadian federal politician and former mayor of Roberval, Quebec.
Lebel was elected to the Canadian House of Commons on September 17, 2007, in the Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean by-election, as a member of the Conservative Party.[1]
On October 30, 2008, he was appointed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet as Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec.[2] After the 2011 election, Lebel was promoted to Minister of Transport.[3] He was shuffled out of the post in July 2013, shortly after the Lac-Megantic train disaster.[4][5]
He was also the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and served as the Harper Government's Quebec lieutenant.[6]
In the 2015 election, Lebel was re-elected in the new Lac-Saint-Jean riding.[7][8]
After the election, he and fellow MP Michelle Rempel proposed to become joint interim leaders of the party but ultimately lost to Rona Ambrose.[9]
On November 18, he was named Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party.[10]
Electoral history[edit]
Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Denis Lebel | 18,393 | 33.27 | -8.99 | – | |||
New Democratic | Gisèle Dallaire | 15,735 | 28.46 | -3.68 | – | |||
Liberal | Sabin Simard | 10,193 | 18.44 | +15.19 | – | |||
Bloc Québécois | Sabin Gaudreault | 10,152 | 18.37 | -2.63 | – | |||
Green | Laurence Requilé | 806 | 1.46 | +0.12 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,279 | 100.0 | $278,464.25 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 925 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 56,204 | – | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 85,337 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[11][12] |
Canadian federal election, 2011: Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Denis Lebel | 18,438 | 45.68 | +2.14 | $99,662 | |||
New Democratic | Yvon Guay | 11,182 | 27.70 | +22.99 | $1,983 | |||
Bloc Québécois | Claude Pilote | 8,577 | 21.25 | -18.40 | $70,809 | |||
Liberal | Bernard Garneau | 1,615 | 4.00 | -6.09 | $5,913 | |||
Green | Steeve Simard | 553 | 1.37 | -0.63 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 40,365 | 100.00 | $102,172 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 494 | 1.21 | +0.04 | |||||
Turnout | 40,859 | 64.42 | +5.43 |
Canadian federal election, 2008: Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Denis Lebel | 16,055 | 43.54 | -16.14 | $88,243 | |||
Bloc Québécois | Claude Pilote | 14,619 | 39.65 | +12.89 | $79,101 | |||
Liberal | Bernard Garneau | 3,721 | 10.09 | +0.54 | $9,041 | |||
New Democratic | Catherine Forbes | 1,738 | 4.71 | +2.40 | – | |||
Green | Jocelyn Tremblay | 737 | 2.00 | +0.29 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,870 | 100.00 | $98,690 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 437 | 1.17 | – | |||||
Turnout | 37,307 | 58.99 | – | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -14.18 |
Canadian federal by-election, 17 September 2007: Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Denis Lebel | 17,463 | 59.68 | +22.50 | $95,449 | |||
Bloc Québécois | Céline Houde | 7,830 | 26.76 | -18.44 | $93,915 | |||
Liberal | Louise Boulanger | 2,795 | 9.55 | +1.80 | $51,293 | |||
New Democratic | Éric Dubois | 675 | 2.31 | -3.22 | $3,123 | |||
Green | Jean-Luc Boily | 499 | 1.71 | -2.63 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 29,262 | 100.00 | $95,677 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 265 | 0.90 | ||||||
Turnout | 29,527 | 46.83 | ||||||
Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +20.23 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Liberals shut out in Quebec byelections". CBC News. September 17, 2007. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Quebec gets lost in the shuffle". The Globe and Mail. October 30, 2008. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "New faces, but stability key in Harper cabinet shuffle". CBC News. May 18, 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Harper cabinet shuffle: 8 new ministers named". Toronto Star. July 15, 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ Martin, Pierre (July 18, 2013). "Lac-Mégantic disaster: Political winners and losers". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Harper's Quebec hopes rooted in newly promoted duo". The Globe and Mail. July 16, 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ^ "Conservative incumbent Denis Lebel keeps Lac-Saint-Jean". Global News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ^ "Who's in and who's out: election night big wins and losses". CBC News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ^ "Here’s something new: Rempel and Lebel want to be co-leaders of the Tories". David Akin's On the Hill. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Denis Lebel devient chef adjoint du Parti conservateur". Radio Canada. November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Lac-Saint-Jean, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
External links[edit]
- Denis Lebel official site
- Profile at Parliament of Canada
- Denis Lebel – Parliament of Canada biography
- Speeches, votes and activity at OpenParliament.ca
28th Ministry – Cabinet of Stephen Harper | ||
Cabinet Posts (3) | ||
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Chuck Strahl | Minister of Transport 2011–2013 |
Lisa Raitt |
Peter Penashue | Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs 2013–2015 |
Justin Trudeau |
Jean-Pierre Blackburn | Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 2008–2015 styled as Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) |
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