Vivian Barbot facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vivian Barbot
Member of Parliament for Papineau
In office February 6, 2006 – October 14, 2008
Preceded by	Pierre Pettigrew
Succeeded by	Justin Trudeau
Interim Leader of the Bloc Québécois
In office May 3, 2011 – December 11, 2011
Preceded by	Gilles Duceppe
Succeeded by	Daniel Paillé
Vice-President of Bloc Québécois
In office May 15, 2009 – January 24, 2012
Succeeded by	Annie Lessard
Personal details
Born	(1941-07-07) July 7, 1941 (age 83) Saint-Marc, Haiti
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Parent	Clément Barbot (father)
Residence	Montreal
Profession	President/manager, teacher

Vivian Barbot (born July 7, 1941) is a Canadian teacher, activist, and politician. She is a former president of the Fédération des femmes du Québec, a former member of Parliament and former vice-president of the Bloc Québécois. She was the party's interim leader and president following the resignation of Gilles Duceppe in May 2011. Barbot became the first person of a visible minority group to lead a Canadian federal political party with parliamentary representation.

Barbot was born in Saint-Marc, Haiti. She is the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Papineau. In the 2006 election, she scored a significant victory for the Bloc by defeating former Liberal Cabinet Minister Pierre Pettigrew, but was defeated two years later in the 2008 federal election by Justin Trudeau. Barbot ran against Trudeau in the 2011 election, but was once again defeated.

The 2011 election also saw the defeat of Gilles Duceppe and all but four Bloc MPs. As vice-president of the party, Barbot was appointed interim party leader and president following Duceppe's resignation and remained in the position until Duceppe's successor, Daniel Paillé, was elected on December 11, 2011.

Election results

Note: Baig's share of popular vote as an independent candidate is compared to his share in the 2006 general election as a Canadian Action Party candidate.