Christian Lévesque

Christian Lévesque
MNA for Lévis
In office April 25, 2007 – November 5, 2008
Preceded by	Carole Théberge
Succeeded by	Gilles Lehouillier
Personal details
Born	May 29, 1970
Political party	Coalition Avenir Quebec Action démocratique du Québec

Christian Lévesque (born May 29, 1970) is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Lévis from 2007 to 2008.

Before his election, he served as President of the Lévis Chamber of Commerce.^[1] He was also the owner and manager of a local store in Levis and was president of General Textiles International in Paris, France. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Ancienne-Lorette

Lévesque was first elected in the 2007 election with 44% of the vote. Parti Québécois (PQ) former cabinet member Linda Goupil finished second with 26% of the vote; Liberal incumbent and cabinet member Carole Théberge finished a close third with 25% of the vote.

Lévesque took office on April 12, 2007.^[2] On April 19, 2007, he was selected to be the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister for the Treasury Board.^[3][4]

In 2009, Lévesque announced his candidacy for the leadership of the ADQ.^[5]

In the 2012 election, he ran unsuccessfully for the CAQ in Bellechasse.

Footnotes

1. Les nouveaux visages de l'ADQ, La Presse, March 27, 2007
2. Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
3. Dumont dévoile son «cabinet fantôme», Martin Ouellet, La Presse, April 19, 2007
4. Mario Dumont nomme son « cabinet fantôme », Radio-Canada, April 19, 2007
5. http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Taillon+expected+announce+leadership/1531515/story.html

External links

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.