Guy Caron
Guy Caron (born May 13, 1968) is a Canadian politician, who was elected the mayor of Rimouski, Quebec in the 2021 Quebec municipal elections. He was previously a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2011 to 2019, and served as the federal House leader of the New Democratic Party from 2017 to 2019, substituting for party leader Jagmeet Singh who during this time did not hold a seat.
Guy Caron | |
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Caron in 2017 | |
| Mayor of Rimouski | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Marc Parent |
| Parliamentary Leader of the New Democratic Party | |
| In office October 4, 2017 – February 25, 2019 | |
| Leader | Jagmeet Singh |
| Preceded by | Tom Mulcair (as leader) |
| Succeeded by | Jagmeet Singh (as leader) |
| Shadow Minister for Natural Resources | |
| In office January 23, 2015 – November 19, 2015 | |
| Leader | Thomas Mulcair |
| Preceded by | Chris Charlton |
| Succeeded by | Candice Bergen |
| Shadow Minister for Industry | |
| In office November 1, 2011 – April 18, 2012 | |
| Leader | Nycole Turmel |
| Preceded by | Peter Julian |
| Succeeded by | Hélène LeBlanc |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques | |
| In office May 2, 2011 – September 11, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Claude Guimond |
| Succeeded by | Maxime Blanchette-Joncas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1968 Rimouski, Quebec |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Valerie Stansfield (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Gatineau, Quebec Rimouski, Quebec |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Profession | Economist, journalist, public relations officer, researcher |
Caron was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). He was the NDP's critic for Finance and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, but resigned from the NDP's shadow cabinet in February 2017 to pursue leadership of the New Democratic Party of Canada.
On October 4, 2017, Jagmeet Singh, the newly elected NDP leader, appointed Caron to serve as the NDP's parliamentary leader. He relinquished this position on February 25, 2019, upon Singh's election to parliament from the riding of Burnaby South. Caron lost his seat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.