Serge LeClerc facts for kids

Serge LeClerc (24 October 1949 – 16 April 2011) was a pardoned Canadian ex-criminal, former politician and co-author of the autobiography Untwisted.

He claimed to have been one of the most dangerous gang leaders in Canada. While serving in prison for one of his many convictions, LeClerc converted to Christianity, and began turning his life around. His career, aside from politics, consisted of speaking publicly to youth across Canada about his life and writing about his own experiences on such topics as violence.

LeClerc graduated from the University of Waterloo with an honours degree in sociology with a minor in social work, and with a social work diploma. He was an associate member of all of the Crime Stoppers chapters in Saskatchewan, and the founder and past director of Teen Challenge Saskatchewan. LeClerc also spoke against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, stating that it puts the rights of the individual (criminal) over the rights of society as a whole. He was elected to represent the electoral district of Saskatoon Northwest in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election, as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.

Illness and death

In October 2010, LeClerc announced he had been diagnosed with stomach and colon cancer, and was undergoing treatment in Ontario, where he died on 16 April 2011.

See also

• List of University of Waterloo people