Daniel Petit (born September 27, 1948 in

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) is a

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politician. A lawyer by profession, Petit is a graduate of

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and was called to the

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bar in 1973. He is a founder and partner of the firm Petit, Beaudoin, Société nominale d'avocats. Petit specialized in labour and administrative law and has organized for the Conservatives and the Progressive Conservatives since the 1980s. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2006 federal election as the

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for

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. He defeated incumbent

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to win the seat. In the 2011 election, he was defeated by

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. He currently serves as the legal commission president of the

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* 1948 births Belgian emigrants to Canada Conservative Party of Canada MPs Lawyers in Quebec Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Namur (province) Politicians from Quebec City Université Laval alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Quebec-MP-stub