Vivian Barbot (born July 7, 1941) is a Canadian teacher, activist, and politician. She is a former president of the Fédération des femmes du Québec, a former member of Parliament and former vice-president of the

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. She was the party's interim leader and president following the resignation of Gilles Duceppe in May 2011. Barbot became the first person of a visible minority group to lead a Canadian federal political party with parliamentary representation. Barbot was born in Saint-Marc, Haiti. She is the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Papineau. In the 2006 election, she scored a significant victory for the Bloc by defeating former Liberal

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, but was defeated two years later in the 2008 federal election by

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. Barbot ran against Trudeau in the 2011 election, but was once again defeated. The 2011 election also saw the defeat of Gilles Duceppe and all but four Bloc MPs. As vice-president of the party, Barbot was appointed interim party leader and president following Duceppe's resignation and remained in the position until Duceppe's successor, Daniel Paillé, was elected on December 11, 2011.

Election results

Note: Baig's share of popular vote as an independent candidate is compared to his share in the 2006 general election as a Canadian Action Party candidate.

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* 1941 births Living people Bloc Québécois MPs Black Canadian politicians Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Trade unionists from Quebec Haitian Quebecers Haitian emigrants to Canada Women in Quebec politics Black Canadian women Canadian people of Haitian descent 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 21st-century Canadian women politicians Canadian women trade unionists {{BlocQuébécois-MP-stub