Pierre-Luc Dusseault (born May 31, 1991) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the

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in the 2011 federal election at the age of 19, becoming the youngest member of Parliament (MP) in the country's history. He was re-elected in

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but lost his seat in the

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Early life and education

Born in

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, and educated in Magog, Dusseault is the son of a daycare administrator and a customer service manager. He received a DEC diploma in

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from Cégep de Sherbrooke. Dusseault was a first-year student studying applied politics at the

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at the time of his election as an MP. He was the co-founder and president of the university's student NDP club, having joined the NDP in 2009. He has told the press he would like to finish the degree once his political career is over.

2011 election

As a

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candidate in the riding of

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, Dusseault defeated the incumbent

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MP Serge Cardin (four decades Dusseault's elder), and was elected at the age of , making him the youngest Canadian ever to be elected to the

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, surpassing former

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MP Claude-André Lachance, who was aged when elected in 1974. Dusseault turned 20 two days before the 41st Parliament was sworn in. He was elected in the same election as five

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students, fellow NDP MPs Charmaine Borg, Matthew Dubé, Mylène Freeman, Laurin Liu, and Jamie Nicholls, following the NDP's unexpected mid-campaign surge in Quebec. Dusseault voted for the first time in this election and had originally planned to work a summer job at a

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but served in Parliament instead. In Parliament, he served as the chair of the access to information, privacy and ethics committee.

2015 election

Dusseault retained his seat at the 2015 general election, one of 17 NDP candidates elected in Quebec. He remained the youngest MP at the start of the 42nd Parliament.

Quebec sovereignty

Three days after the 2011 election,

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radio host John Oakley conducted an interview with Dusseault, who drew himself into the debate on the

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by stating, "Sovereignty will be done in Quebec. And Quebecers will decide if they want to be a country." He later clarified his remarks, saying that he was a federalist who respects sovereignty.

Return to politics

On June 2, 2025, Dusseault announced that he would run for the

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in the Qautre-Saisons district.

Personal

Dusseault, a

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, stated that he would like to improve his

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skills while in Parliament.

Electoral record

References

External links

Official NDP profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dusseault, Pierre-Luc 1991 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec New Democratic Party MPs People from Granby, Quebec Politicians from Montérégie Politicians from Sherbrooke Université de Sherbrooke alumni 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada