Denis Lebel

The Honourable
Denis Lebel
PC MP
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
Assumed office
November 18, 2015
Preceded by Peter MacKay
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Lac-Saint-Jean
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Riding established
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
In office
September 17, 2007 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by Michel Gauthier
Succeeded by Riding dissolved
Mayor of Roberval
In office
2000–2007
Preceded by Claude Munger
Succeeded by Michel Larouche
Personal details
Born (1954-05-26) May 26, 1954
Roberval, Quebec, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Political party Conservative (2007–present)
Other political
affiliations		 Bloc Québécois (1993-2001)
Spouse(s) Danielle Girard
Residence Roberval, Quebec
Profession hotel manager, restaurateur
Cabinet Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs

Denis Lebel, PC, MP (born May 26, 1954) is a Canadian federal politician and former mayor of Roberval, Quebec and is currently the Deputy Leader of the Federal Opposition. Lebel was born in Roberval, Quebec.

Lebel was elected to the Canadian House of Commons on September 17, 2007, in the Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean by-election, as a member of the Conservative Party.[1]

On October 30, 2008, he was appointed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet as Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec.[2] After the 2011 election, Lebel was promoted to Minister of Transport.[3] He was shuffled out of the post in July 2013, shortly after the Lac-Megantic train disaster.[4][5]

He was also the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and served as the Harper Government's Quebec lieutenant.[6]

In the 2015 election, Lebel was re-elected in the new Lac-Saint-Jean riding.[7][8]

After the election, he and fellow MP Michelle Rempel proposed to become joint interim leaders of the party but ultimately lost to Rona Ambrose.[9]

On November 18, he was named Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party[10] and thus Deputy Opposition Leader.

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 2015: Lac-Saint-Jean
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeDenis Lebel 18,393 33.27 -8.99 –
New DemocraticGisèle Dallaire 15,735 28.46 -3.68 –
LiberalSabin Simard 10,193 18.44 +15.19 –
Bloc QuébécoisSabin Gaudreault 10,152 18.37 -2.63 –
GreenLaurence Requilé 806 1.46 +0.12 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,279100.0 $278,464.25
Total rejected ballots 925––
Turnout 56,204––
Eligible voters 85,337
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
Canadian federal election, 2011: Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeDenis Lebel 18,438 45.68 +2.14 $99,662
New DemocraticYvon Guay 11,182 27.70 +22.99 $1,983
Bloc QuébécoisClaude Pilote 8,577 21.25 -18.40 $70,809
LiberalBernard Garneau 1,615 4.00 -6.09 $5,913
GreenSteeve Simard 553 1.37 -0.63 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,365100.00 $102,172
Total rejected ballots 4941.21+0.04
Turnout 40,85964.42+5.43
Canadian federal election, 2008: Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeDenis Lebel 16,055 43.54 -16.14 $88,243
Bloc QuébécoisClaude Pilote 14,619 39.65 +12.89 $79,101
LiberalBernard Garneau 3,721 10.09 +0.54 $9,041
New DemocraticCatherine Forbes 1,738 4.71 +2.40 –
GreenJocelyn Tremblay 737 2.00 +0.29 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,870100.00  $98,690
Total rejected ballots 4371.17–
Turnout 37,30758.99–
Conservative hold Swing -14.18
Canadian federal by-election, 17 September 2007: Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeDenis Lebel 17,463 59.68 +22.50 $95,449
Bloc QuébécoisCéline Houde 7,830 26.76 -18.44 $93,915
LiberalLouise Boulanger 2,795 9.55 +1.80 $51,293
New DemocraticÉric Dubois 675 2.31 -3.22 $3,123
GreenJean-Luc Boily 499 1.71 -2.63 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 29,262100.00 $95,677
Total rejected ballots 2650.90
Turnout 29,52746.83
Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +20.23

References

  1. ↑ "Liberals shut out in Quebec byelections". CBC News. September 17, 2007. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  2. ↑ "Quebec gets lost in the shuffle". The Globe and Mail. October 30, 2008. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  3. ↑ "New faces, but stability key in Harper cabinet shuffle". CBC News. May 18, 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  4. ↑ "Harper cabinet shuffle: 8 new ministers named". Toronto Star. July 15, 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  5. ↑ Martin, Pierre (July 18, 2013). "Lac-Mégantic disaster: Political winners and losers". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  6. ↑ "Harper's Quebec hopes rooted in newly promoted duo". The Globe and Mail. July 16, 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  7. ↑ "Conservative incumbent Denis Lebel keeps Lac-Saint-Jean". Global News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  8. ↑ "Who's in and who's out: election night big wins and losses". CBC News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  9. ↑ "Here's something new: Rempel and Lebel want to be co-leaders of the Tories". David Akin's On the Hill. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Denis Lebel devient chef adjoint du Parti conservateur". Radio Canada. November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  11. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Lac-Saint-Jean, 30 September 2015
  12. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

External links

28th Ministry – Cabinet of Stephen Harper
Cabinet Posts (3)
Predecessor Office Successor
Chuck Strahl Minister of Transport
2011–2013		 Lisa Raitt
Peter Penashue Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
2013–2015		 Justin Trudeau
Jean-Pierre Blackburn Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
2008–2015
styled as Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)		 Position Abolished


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