Gilles Duceppe

About

Former Canadian parliament member best known as an activist for the Quebec sovereignty movement and as the former leader of the Bloc Québécois.

Before Fame

He briefly studied political science at the Université de Montréal and spent several years as a member of Workers' Communist Party of Canada while he worked as a hospital orderly and trade union negotiator.

Trivia

He is incredibly popular on Twitter, accumulating more than 100,000 followers since the account's creation in 2008.

Family Life

He is the son of Hélène Rowley and actor Jean Duceppe.

Associated With

He served as a parliament member of Canada under prime minister Jean Chrétien.