François-Philippe Champagne

François-Philippe Champagne
MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Assumed office
December 2, 2015
Minister Bill Morneau
Preceded by Andrew Saxton
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Saint-Maurice—Champlain
Assumed office
2015
Preceded by Lise St-Denis
Personal details
Born (1970-06-25) 25 June 1970
Greenfield Park, Quebec
Political party Liberal
Alma mater Université de Montréal
Case Western Reserve University
Profession Attorney
Businessman

François-Philippe Champagne (born June 25, 1970) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Saint-Maurice—Champlain in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]

Champagne was raised in Shawinigan, Quebec, and studied law at the Université de Montréal and Case Western Reserve University School of Law. After several years working as a senior attorney for Elsag Bailey Process Automation, he joined ABB Group in 1999, eventually rising to group vice president and senior counsel. In 2008 he joined Amec PLC as a strategic development director, and was designated a "young global leader" by the World Economic Forum. In an interview with The Globe & Mail in 2009, Champagne expressed his desire to eventually return to Canada and enter politics, citing fellow Shawinigan resident Jean Chretien as an inspiration.[2]

Subsequently returning to Canada, he became involved in a variety of business and non-profit ventures. He became the Liberal candidate for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, and was elected to Parliament on October 19, 2015.[3]

Champagne has stated he's trilingual, speaking, English, French and Italian [4]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Saint-Maurice—Champlain
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalFrançois-Philippe Champagne 24,475 41.52 +30.59 –
New DemocraticJean-Yves Tremblay 12,245 20.77 -20.51 –
Bloc QuébécoisSacki Carignan Deschamps 11,295 19.16 -9.31 –
ConservativeJacques Grenier 9,592 16.27 -0.86 –
GreenMartial Toupin 1,144 1.94 -0.09 –
Marxist–LeninistJean-Paul Bédard 196 0.33 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,947100.0 $269,328.91
Total rejected ballots 1,175––
Turnout 60,122––
Eligible voters 92,086
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ http://ici.radio-canada.ca/sujet/elections-canada-2015/2015/10/19/042-francois-philippe-champagne-elu-saint-maurice-champlain-parti-liberal.shtml
  2. ↑ Gordon Pitts, Another 'little guy from Shawinigan', The Globe & Mail, June 8, 2009.
  3. ↑ François-Philippe Champagne Biography, Liberal.ca.
  4. ↑ Gordon Pitts, Another 'little guy from Shawinigan', The Globe & Mail, June 8, 2009.
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, 30 September 2015
  6. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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