Michel Bissonnet
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| President of the National Assembly of Québec | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Riding | Jeanne-Mance—Viger (1981-present) Jeanne-Mance (1981-1998) |
| In office since | April 13, 1981 |
| Preceded by | Henri-E. Laberge |
| Born | March 28, 1942 Montreal, Quebec |
| Residence | Québec City |
| Political party | |
| Profession(s) | Attorney |
Michel Bissonnet, MNA (born March 28, 1942 in Montreal, Quebec) is the President of the National Assembly (Speaker of the House) of the Province of Quebec, Canada. He was elected as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party in Jeanne-Mance—Viger.
Bissonnet obtained a license in law at Université de Montréal in 1976 and was admitted to the Barreau du Québec the following year. Prior to his years as a lawyer, he worked for the City of Montreal for 17 years in various positions including archivist and assistant office manager.
Bissonnet was formerly involved in the federal New Democratic Party and its Quebec wing, the defunct Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec. He was a candidate in 1967 federal by-election for that party. He was mayor of Saint-Léonard from 1978 to 1981.
He is currently one of the longest serving MNA's in the current National Assembly. He was elected for the first time in 1981 and re-elected in 1985, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2003 and 2007. Despite his lengthy political career, He was never named a Minister in the Robert Bourassa, Daniel Johnson, Jr. and Jean Charest Cabinets. He was the Vice-President of the National Assembly during its third mandate from 1989 to 1994, the Assistant Whip of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997 and the Third Vice-President of the National Assembly during its fifth mandate from 1999 to 2003. He became the President of the National Assembly (Speaker of the House) after the Liberals win in 2003.
In 2007, Bissonnet was reconfirmed as President of the National Assembly.
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| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
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| Preceded by Louise Harel (PQ) |
President of the National Assembly of Quebec 2003-Current |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Jean-Pierre Saintonge (Liberal) Louise Bégin (Liberal) |
Deputy President of the National Assembly of Quebec with Lawrence Cannon (Liberal) (1989-1990), Roger Lefebvre (Liberal) (1990-1994) and Michel Tremblay (Liberal) (1994-1994) 1989-1994 |
Succeeded by Pierre Bélanger (PQ) Raymond Brouillet (PQ) |
| Preceded by Raymond Brouillet (PQ) Claude Pinard (PQ) |
Deputy President of the National Assembly of Quebec with Raymond Brouillet (PQ) (1999-2003), Claude Pinard (PQ) (1999-2002) and François Beaulne (PQ) (2002-2003) 1999-2003 |
Succeeded by Christos Sirros (Liberal) Diane Leblanc (Liberal) François Gendron (PQ) |
| Preceded by Henri-E. Laberge (PQ) |
MNA, District of Jeanne-Mance 1981–2003 |
Succeeded by Merging of the Jeanne-Mance and Viger districts |
| Preceded by Merging of the Jeanne-Mance and Viger districts |
MNA, District of Jeanne-Mance—Viger 2003–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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