Rhéal Fortin
Rhéal Fortin | |
|---|---|
| Spokesperson of Québec debout Groupe parlementaire québécois (March — June) | |
| In office March 21, 2018 – September 17, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Caucus founded |
| Succeeded by | Caucus dissolved |
| Interim Leader of the Bloc Québécois | |
| In office October 22, 2015 – March 18, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gilles Duceppe |
| Succeeded by | Martine Ouellet |
| Member of Parliament for Rivière-du-Nord | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Dionne Labelle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rhéal Éloi Fortin Laval-des-Rapides, Quebec, Canada |
| Party | Bloc Québécois |
| Other political affiliations | Québec debout (2018) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Rhéal Éloi Fortin MP (French: [ʁeal fɔʁtɛ̃]) is a Canadian lawyer and politician, who is the member of the House of Commons for Rivière-du-Nord.
A lawyer by profession, he is the president of Bissonnette Fortin Giroux, a law firm in Saint-Jérôme. He studied law at University of Sherbrooke. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 election for Rivière-du-Nord as a member of the Bloc Québécois,
Fortin was named interim leader of the Bloc Québécois on October 22, 2015 following the resignation of Gilles Duceppe as leader after Duceppe was unable to win his seat in the election.
He served as interim leader of the party until the next leader, Martine Ouellet was named on March 18, 2017.
Fortin and six other Bloc MPs resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as independent MPs on February 28, 2018 citing conflicts with Ouellet's leadership. Fortin then served as leader of the party formed by the dissidents, Québec debout. He rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus on September 17, 2018.