Gilbert Fillion (27 July 1940 in Sainte-Anne-de-Chicoutimi,

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– 27 May 2007 in

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) was a member of the

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from 1993 to 1997. He was a professor by career. He was elected in the Chicoutimi electoral district under the

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party in the 1993 federal election, thus serving in the

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. He left Canadian politics after being defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate André Harvey in the 1997 federal election. His son, Jeff Fillion, is a radio broadcaster. He died of lung cancer on 27 May 2007 in Quebec City.

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* 1940 births 2007 deaths Bloc Québécois MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{BlocQuébécois-MP-stub