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Gilles Bisson is a Canadian trade unionist and politician who has been the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Timmins since 1990. He is the leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario and the Leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Bisson was born in Timmins, Ontario, and raised in the nearby town of Iroquois Falls. He attended the University of Ottawa, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Bisson began his career as a union organizer for the United Steelworkers of America in the early 1980s. He was elected to the Timmins City Council in 1985, and served as a councillor until 1990. In 1990, Bisson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as the NDP candidate for the riding of Timmins. He was re-elected in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2014. Bisson was appointed as the NDP's House Leader in 1995, and served in that role until 2003. He was appointed as the party's Deputy Leader in 2003, and served in that role until 2009. In 2009, Bisson was elected as the leader of the NDP, and has served in that role ever since. He is currently the Leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. As of 2021, Gilles Bisson's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.

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Occupation Trade unionist
Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 14 May, 1957
Birthday 14 May
Birthplace Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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2014

Bisson's popularity has helped make Timmins—James Bay one of the top ridings in Ontario for the federal NDP as well, helping Charlie Angus pick up the seat in the 2004 election.

As of June 2014, he serves as the party's House Leader and is a critic for Natural Resources and Forestry issues.

2008

On August 29, 2008, Bisson announced he would run to succeed Howard Hampton in the 2009 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election. Bisson was defeated, finishing in third place behind first runner-up Peter Tabuns and the victor, Andrea Horwath.

1995

Although the NDP were defeated in the provincial election of 1995, Bisson significantly increased the margin of his victory in Cochrane South. He was, in fact, the only NDP candidate elected with more than 50% riding support in that cycle. He was easily re-elected in the 1999 election, and fought off a closer challenge from Liberal Michael Doody, a former mayor of Timmins and broadcaster, in the election of 2003. He was re-elected in 2007, 2011, and 2014.

1990

Bisson was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1990, defeating Liberal Frank Krznaric by about 2,000 votes in the old riding of Cochrane South. He served as parliamentary assistant to the Ministers of Northern Development and Mines and Francophone Affairs in Bob Rae's government, and also served as a member of the cabinet committee on the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993.

1974

A licensed private pilot, Bisson owns a small aircraft which he uses to fly between communities in his far-flung riding, the legislative seat in Toronto and elsewhere. Bisson was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets with #10 Timmins Kiwanis Squadron where he attained the rank of Flight Sergeant. He also served in both the Canadian Armed Forces "reg force" in 1974/1975 and as a reservist with the Algonquin Regiment B Company.

1957

Gilles Bisson (born May 14, 1957) is a Franco-Ontarian politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 1990. He represents the northern riding of Timmins. He serves as the party's House Leader and is a critic for Natural Resources and Forestry issues.

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