Michel Pigeon

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Michel Pigeon
MNA for Charlesbourg
In office
2008–2012
Preceded by Catherine Morissette
Succeeded by Denise Trudel
Personal details
Born Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political party Liberal
Education

Michel Pigeon (born 1945) is a Canadian politician. Pigeon was elected to represent the riding of Charlesbourg in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Pigeon received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Laval University. He also made studies at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, England. He later worked as an engineer until 1972 where he worked as a professor in the Department of Engineering at Laval. From 2002 to 2007, he was also rector for the university.

Pigeon defeated the ADQ's Catherine Morissette in Charlesbourg in the 2008 elections.

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