François-Philippe Champagne
| François-Philippe Champagne MP |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2015 |
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| Minister | Bill Morneau |
| Preceded by | Andrew Saxton |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
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| Assumed office 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Lise St-Denis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1970 Greenfield Park, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal Case Western Reserve University |
| Profession | Attorney Businessman |
François-Philippe Champagne (born June 25, 1970) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Saint-Maurice—Champlain in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]
Champagne was raised in Shawinigan, Quebec, and studied law at the Université de Montréal and Case Western Reserve University School of Law. After several years working as a senior attorney for Elsag Bailey Process Automation, he joined ABB Group in 1999, eventually rising to group vice president and senior counsel. In 2008 he joined Amec PLC as a strategic development director, and was designated a "young global leader" by the World Economic Forum. In an interview with The Globe & Mail in 2009, Champagne expressed his desire to eventually return to Canada and enter politics, citing fellow Shawinigan resident Jean Chretien as an inspiration.[2]
Subsequently returning to Canada, he became involved in a variety of business and non-profit ventures. He became the Liberal candidate for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, and was elected to Parliament on October 19, 2015.[3]
Champagne is fluent is English and French but prefers to speak French on the Floor.
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Saint-Maurice—Champlain | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | François-Philippe Champagne | 24,475 | 41.52 | +30.59 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Jean-Yves Tremblay | 12,245 | 20.77 | -20.51 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Sacki Carignan Deschamps | 11,295 | 19.16 | -9.31 | – | |||
| Conservative | Jacques Grenier | 9,592 | 16.27 | -0.86 | – | |||
| Green | Martial Toupin | 1,144 | 1.94 | -0.09 | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jean-Paul Bédard | 196 | 0.33 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,947 | 100.0 | $269,328.91 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,175 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 60,122 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,086 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ http://ici.radio-canada.ca/sujet/elections-canada-2015/2015/10/19/042-francois-philippe-champagne-elu-saint-maurice-champlain-parti-liberal.shtml
- ^ Gordon Pitts, Another 'little guy from Shawinigan', The Globe & Mail, June 8, 2009.
- ^ François-Philippe Champagne Biography, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
