Yvon Charbonneau

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Yvon Charbonneau PC (July 11, 1940 – April 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician.

The Honourable Yvon Charbonneau PC
Member of Parliament for Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies
In office 1997–2004
Preceded by	Roger Pomerleau
Succeeded by	Riding abolished
Personal details
Born	(1940-07-11)July 11, 1940 Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec, Canada
Died	April 22, 2016(2016-04-22) (aged 75) Florida, U.S.
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Administrator, ambassador, consultant, professor, unionist

Charbonneau was born in Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec, and was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the constituency of Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies from 1997 to 2004. He is a former administrator, consultant, professor, and unionist. In Parliament, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness with special emphasis on Emergency Preparedness, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health.

He did not run in the 2004 election.

Charbonneau was also a member of the National Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal in the riding of Bourassa from 1994 to 1997.

Electoral record (partial)

2000 Canadian federal election: Anjou–Rivière-des-Prairies
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Yvon Charbonneau	28,134	57.86
	Bloc Québécois	Jacques Dagenais	14,755	30.35
	Progressive Conservative	Michel Tanguay	2,034	4.18
	Alliance	Gianni Chiazzese	2,005	4.12
	Marijuana	Normand Néron	918	1.89
	New Democratic	Bruce Whelan	624	1.28
	Marxist–Leninist	Hélène Héroux	151	0.31
Total valid votes			48,621	100
Total rejected ballots			1,134
Turnout			49,755	66.61
Electors on the lists			74,695
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Yvon Charbonneau	24,189	47.31	5.09
	Bloc Québécois	Roger Pomerleau	16,558	32.38	-10.72
	Progressive Conservative	Jean Corbeil	9,405	18.39	6.75
	New Democratic	Elizabeth Lemay Amabili	752	1.47	-0.11
	Marxist–Leninist	Yves Le Seigle	227	0.44	–
Total valid votes			51,131	100.00

External links

• Yvon Charbonneau – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts
• Yvon Charbonneau was the conscience of Quebec’s union movement Globe and Mail obituary by Lisa Fitterman, 25 May 2016