Yves Perron () is a Canadian politician who was elected to the

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in the 2019 federal election, where he represents the riding of

Berthier—Maskinongé Berthier—Maskinongé (; formerly known as Berthier and Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953, from 1968 to 1988, ...

as a member of the

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(BQ). Perron also serves as president of the party.

Political career

In his first attempt to become Member of Parliament for

, in

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, Perron came second to

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incumbent

Ruth Ellen Brosseau Ruth Ellen Brosseau (born April 26, 1984) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Berthier—Maskinongé in the House of Commons from the 2011 federal election until her defeat in 2019. She is a member of the New Democratic Party ...

with 25.8% of the vote. Between 2015 and 2019, he was actively involved in the Quebec independence movement, as regional president of the

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for

Lanaudière Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population ( 2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census. Geogr ...

between 2016 and 2018, as well as serving as riding president of the

in Berthier—Maskinongé. Following the leadership crisis of

Martine Ouellet Martine Ouellet (; born April 8, 1969) is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 2017 to 2018. She was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Quebec government from 2012 to 2014. Ouellet was first elected to t ...

as head of the Bloc Québécois, he became national president of the Bloc Québécois. Since 2021 he has served as the critic of agriculture, agri-food and supply management in the

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Electoral record

References

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