Alain Therrien
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Alain Therrien | |
|---|---|
| House Leader of the Bloc Québécois | |
| In office September 21, 2021 – April 28, 2025 | |
| Leader | Yves-Francois Blanchet |
| Succeeded by | Christine Normandin |
| Member of Parliament for La Prairie | |
| In office October 21, 2019 – March 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Poissant |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Ramsay |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sanguinet | |
| In office September 4, 2012 – October 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Danielle McCann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1966 Verdun, Quebec, Canada |
| Party | Bloc Québécois |
| Other political affiliations | Parti Québécois |
Alain Therrien (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ tɛʁjɛ̃]; born July 6, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of La Prairie in the 2019 federal election as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Prior to entering federal politics, he served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sanguinet from 2012[1] to 2018 as a member of the Parti Québécois.
On June 17, 2020, Therrien was called a "racist" by New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh after Therrien said no to a proposed motion to address systemic racism and discrimination in the RCMP; his position was the same as his party, which was to wait for the RCMP to conduct its own evaluation that is currently happening. Singh was subsequently removed from the House of Commons after refusing to apologize.[2]
From 2021 to 2025 he served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader and critic for democratic institutions and single tax returns in the Shadow Cabinet.[3]
In the 2025 Canadian federal election, he was unseated by Liberal candidate Jacques Ramsay.[4]
