Dennis Drainville

Dennis Paul Drainville (born February 20, 1954) is a Canadian retired bishop, educator and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1993; later taught humanities and history for 12 years at the Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles and was the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Quebec from 2009 to 2017. He was the Green Party of Canada candidate in Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine for the 2019 Canadian federal election.

The Right Reverend
Dennis Paul Drainville
12th Anglican Bishop of Quebec
In office
2009–2017
Preceded byBruce Stavert
Succeeded byBruce Myers
Ontario MPP
In office
1990–1993
Preceded byJohn Eakins
Succeeded byChris Hodgson
ConstituencyVictoria—Haliburton
Personal details
Born (1954-02-20) February 20, 1954
Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic
Other political
affiliations
  • Ontario Liberal (1977–1989)
  • Ontario New Democratic (1989–1993)
  • Independent (1993–1997)
  • Green (2019-present)
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
OccupationTeacher
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