Gilles Duceppe date of birth:
July 22, 1947
How old is Gilles Duceppe?
77
Where was Gilles Duceppe born?
Montreal, Québec, Canada
Gilles Duceppe body shape:
Slim
What color are Gilles Duceppe's eyes?
Brown - Light
What color is Gilles Duceppe's hair?
Grey
Is Gilles Duceppe gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Gilles Duceppe?
Atheist
What is Gilles Duceppe's ethnicity?
White
What is Gilles Duceppe nationality?
Canadian
Where did Gilles Duceppe go to university?
University of Montreal (incomplete)
What is Gilles Duceppe's occupation?
Orderly
Gilles Duceppe claim to fame:
Leader of the Opposition in Canada
Short Biography
Gilles Duceppe (born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian politician, proponent of the Québec sovereignty movement and former leader of the Bloc Québécois. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for over 20 years and has been the leader of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois for 15 years in three stints: 1996, 1997-2011 and in 2015. He is the son of a well-known Quebec actor, Jean Duceppe. He was Leader of the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada from March 17, 1997, to June 1, 1997. He resigned as party leader after the 2011 election, in which he lost his own seat to New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Hélène Laverdière and his party suffered a heavy defeat; however, he returned four years later to lead the party into the 2015 election. After being defeated in his own riding by Laverdière again, he resigned once more.