Patrick Brazeau
Patrick Brazeau | |
|---|---|
| Canadian Senator from Quebec (Repentigny) | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2009 | |
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | Michaëlle Jean |
| Preceded by | Marisa Ferretti Barth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1974 |
| Party | Non-affiliated |
| Other political affiliations | Independent Senators Group (2016–2020) Independent Conservative (2013–2016) Conservative (2009–2013) |
| Website | sencanada |
Patrick Brazeau (born November 11, 1974) is a Canadian politician. On the recommendation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Brazeau was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on January 8, 2009. Prior to his appointment, Brazeau was the national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples from 2006 to 2009.
During his tenure in the Senate, Brazeau faced a number of controversies. He was arrested several times in 2013 and in 2014 including for assault and cocaine possession, the two charges he pleaded guilty to in 2015 as part of a plea deal which saw him acquitted of sexual assault and other charges. He was granted an absolute discharge by a Quebec court, avoiding incarceration or a criminal record. Brazeau was suspended from the Senate until September 2016, when separate charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his disallowed expense claims were withdrawn by the Crown.