Yves Lessard MP |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Chambly—Borduas |
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In office 2004–2011 |
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Preceded by | new riding |
Succeeded by | Matthew Dubé |
Personal details | |
Born |
Saint-Blaise-de-Barville, Quebec |
January 2, 1943
Political party | Bloc Québécois |
Residence | Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec |
Profession | businessman, union advisor |
Yves Lessard (born January 2, 1943 in Saint-Blaise-de-Barville, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. From 2001 to 2004, Lessard served as a city councillor in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec. In the Canadian federal election, 2004 he was elected into the Canadian House of Commons as the Bloc Québécois candidate in Chambly—Borduas. A businessman and union adviser, Lessard was the Bloc critic of Human Resources and Skills Development.
He was defeated in the 2011 election by Matthew Dubé of the New Democratic Party.