Mario Beaulieu

Mario A. Beaulieu MP (French pronunciation: [maʁjo boljø]; born February 1, 1959) is a Canadian politician. An advocate for nationalism in Quebec, he served as leader (2014–2015), interim leader (2018–2019) and president (2014–2018) of the Bloc Québécois (BQ); Beaulieu has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for La Pointe-de-l'Île since the 2015 election.

For the Canadian Progressive Conservative Senator, see Mario Beaulieu (senator).

Mario Beaulieu
MP
Beaulieu in July 2018
Leader of the Bloc Québécois
In office
June 13, 2018 – January 17, 2019
Interim
PresidentHimself
Yves Perron
Preceded byMartine Ouellet
Succeeded byYves-François Blanchet
In office
June 25, 2014 – June 10, 2015
PresidentHimself
Preceded byDaniel Paillé
Succeeded byGilles Duceppe
In office
June 25, 2014 – August 22, 2018
LeaderHimself
Gilles Duceppe
Rhéal Fortin (interim)
Martine Ouellet
Himself (interim)
Preceded byDaniel Paillé
Succeeded byYves Perron
President of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byJean Dorion
Succeeded byMaxime Laporte
Member of Parliament
for La Pointe-de-l'Île
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byÈve Péclet
Personal details
Bornoffice3 President of the Bloc Québécois
(1959-02-01) February 1, 1959
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Diedoffice3 President of the Bloc Québécois
Resting placeoffice3 President of the Bloc Québécois
Political partyBloc Québécois (federal)
Parti Québécois (provincial)
Parent
Residence(s)Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal, Quebec
OccupationPolitician

He was the 80th president of the sovereignist Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Montreal from 2009 to 2014 and has been a spokesman for the Mouvement Québec français, a coalition of organizations in favour of the preservation and defence of the French language in Quebec.

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