Richard Marceau
Politician
1970 –
Who is Richard Marceau?
Richard Marceau is a Canadian politician.
Marceau was born in Charlesbourg, Quebec. A lawyer in both Québec and Ontario, Marceau was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1997 federal election for the Bloc Québécois in the riding of Charlesbourg at the age of 26. He was re-elected in the 2000 election in the riding of Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier and again in the 2004 election 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 in the 2006 election.
He ran unsuccessfully as the Parti Québécois candidate in Charlesbourg in the 2007 Quebec election.
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.
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- Born
- Aug 25, 1970
Charlesbourg, Quebec City - Religion
- Judaism
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- École nationale d'administration
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on July 23, 2013
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