Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon

Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon (born October 27, 1951) is a Quebec politicia who served as the member for Saguenay in the Parti Québécois from 1994 until 2001

Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saguenay
In office
September 12, 1994 – September 16, 2001
Preceded byGhislain Maltais
Succeeded byFrançois Corriveau
Personal details
Born (1951-10-27) October 27, 1951
Forestville, Quebec
Political partyParti Québécois
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

Gagnon earned a law degree from Université Laval in 1975 and was admitted to the bar in 1976. He worked as a private secretary to then Minister of Transport Lucien Lessard in the René Lévesque government and then served as the clerk and general counsel for the City of Baie-Comeau.

Political career

Gagnon ran in the riding of Saguenay in 1994 and won. He served as a backbench supporter in the Parizeau government.

Gagnon was re-elected in 1998 and went on to serve as Parliamentary assistant to the minister responsible for the North Shore region in 1998 for the Lucien Bouchard government. He then became Parliamentary assistant to the Minister of the Environment serving in both the Bouchard and Bernard Landry governments until resigning on September 16, 2001, to become the industrial commissioner for the City of Baie-Comeau. Since 2008, he has worked as an air liaison for an airline.[1]

Electoral record

Provincial
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisGabriel-Yvan Gagnon15,41962.64
LiberalPaul Fournier5,00120.32
Action démocratiqueArmand Maltais4,03616.40
Socialist DemocracyHélène Lévesque1590.65
Total valid votes 24,61599.17
Total rejected ballots 2060.83
Turnout 24,82169.47
Electors on the lists 35,727–
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisGabriel-Yvan Gagnon14,43957.44
LiberalGeorges-Henri Gagné7,43529.58
Action démocratiqueArmand Maltais3,26412.98
Total valid votes 25,13898.14
Total rejected ballots 4761.86
Turnout 25,61472.47
Electors on the lists 35,344–
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References
  1. Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon Quebec National Assembly Biography


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