Richard Marceau

Richard Marceau (born August 25, 1970 in Charlesbourg, Quebec) is a Canadian politician.

A lawyer in both Québec and Ontario, Marceau was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 1997 for the Bloc Québécois in the riding of Charlesbourg at the age of 26. He was re-elected in the Canadian federal election, 2000 in the riding of Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier and again in the Canadian federal election, 2004 in the riding of Charlesbourg. He has served as the Bloc's critic to the Solicitor General, International Trade, Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Privy Council. He was their critic to the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness until his defeat on January 23, 2006.

Marceau converted to Judaism in 2004, 10 years after his marriage to Lori Beckerman. He had co-chaired the Canada-Israel Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group and sponsored a bill establishing a national Holocaust remembrance day. He described himself as a "pro-Palestinian Zionist" in an op-ed piece he wrote for the "Ottawa Citizen". [Cite news
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first = Janice
title = Two Jewish MPs defeated in Quebec (archived)
work = Canadian Jewish News
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date = 2006-02-16
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