- Richard Nadeau
Infobox CanadianMP | name=Richard Nadeau
term_start=2006
term_end=Present
predecessor=Francoise Boivin
birth_date= birth date and age | 1959|04|05
birth_place= Hawkesbury,Ontario
successor=
death_date=
death_place=
profession=teacher
party=Bloc Québécois
party colour=Bloc
residence=Gatineau, Quebec
riding=Gatineau
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spouse= Edith Gendron
religion= |Richard Nadeau (born
April 5 ,1959 inHawkesbury, Ontario ) is a teacher andBloc Québécois politician inQuebec ,Canada .He is the
Member of Parliament for the riding of Gatineau. Nadeau attended theUniversity of Ottawa where he received degrees in history, political science and education. In addition to being a teacher, Nadeau has worked as an adviser and director of educational programs, and as a researcher and an archivist. He has also been a lobbyist for French education and has been involved in community theatre inSaskatchewan . Nadeau has run in two previous elections. In the 2000 federal election, Nadeau finished second in Gatineau behindMark Assad of theLiberal Party of Canada by 13,197 votes. In the 2004 federal election, he finished second behindFrançoise Boivin of the Liberals by 830 votes.He was elected in the 2006 federal election in a rematch against Boivin becoming the first MP of the Bloc Québécois elected in the
Outaouais urban region and third Bloc MP afterMaurice Dumas andMario Laframboise for the entire Outaouais region.Richard Nadeau's wife, Edith Gendron, is the head of a Quebec separatist group called "Le Quebec, Un Pays". She was also the
Parti Québécois candidate for the riding of Chapleau inGatineau , in the 2007 provincial election.External links
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=bae4cdea-b996-42b7-892c-03d982b43784&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience Parliament of Canada Webpage] s-ttl|title=
Member of Parliament for Gatineau
years=2006–present
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