Yvon Charbonneau

The Honourable
Yvon Charbonneau
Member of Parliament
for Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies
In office
1997–2004
Preceded by Roger Pomerleau
Succeeded by riding abolished
Personal details
Born (1940-07-11)July 11, 1940
Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec
Died April 22, 2016(2016-04-22) (aged 75)
Florida, United States
Political party Liberal Party of Canada
Profession Administrator, ambassador, consultant, professor, unionist

Yvon Charbonneau, PC (July 11, 1940 – April 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician.

Charbonneau was born in Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec and was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the constituency of Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies from 1997 to 2004. He is a former administrator, consultant, professor, and unionist. In Parliament, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness with special emphasis on Emergency Preparedness, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health.

He did not run in the 2004 election.

Charbonneau was also a member of the National Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal in the riding of Bourassa from 1994 to 1997.

Electoral record (partial)

Canadian federal election, 2000: Anjou–Rivière-des-Prairies
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalYvon Charbonneau28,13457.86
Bloc QuébécoisJacques Dagenais14,75530.35
     Progressive Conservative Michel Tanguay 2,034 4.18
AllianceGianni Chiazzese2,0054.12
MarijuanaNormand Néron9181.89
New DemocraticBruce Whelan6241.28
Marxist–LeninistHélène Héroux1510.31
Total valid votes 48,621 100
Total rejected ballots 1,134
Turnout 49,755 66.61
Electors on the lists 74,695
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalYvon Charbonneau24,18947.31+5.09
Bloc QuébécoisRoger Pomerleau16,55832.38-10.72
Progressive ConservativeJean Corbeil9,40518.39+6.75
New DemocraticElizabeth Lemay Amabili7521.47-0.11
Marxist–LeninistYves Le Seigle2270.44–
Total valid votes 51,131100.00
  • Yvon Charbonneau – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  • Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts
  • Yvon Charbonneau was the conscience of Quebec’s union movement Globe and Mail obituary by Lisa Fitterman, 25 May 2016
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Roger Pomerleau, Bloc Québécois		 Member of Parliament from Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies
1997-2004		 Succeeded by
The electoral district was abolished in 2003.


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