Luc Thériault

Member of Parliament for Montcalm for the Bloc Québécois since 2015, Luc Thériault is the Bloc Québécois spokesperson related to healthcare, medical assistance in dying and drug approval.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, a master’s degree from UQAM in political philosophy and a specialized graduate diploma in bioethics from the University of Montreal.

For many years, Luc Thériault taught philosophy at Collège de Maisonneuve. He was also a water polo coach from 1979 to 1988, and national leader from 1988 to 1992. He was also a member of the ethics committee of the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Center and the CHSLD Jeanne-Le Ber from 2000 to 2003. As a long-time activist, Luc Thériault was a deputy for the Masson constituency from 2003 to 2007 under the colors of the Parti Québécois. Since 2014, Luc Thériault has been special advisor to the parliamentary wing, to the leader and to the general management of the Bloc Québécois and was parliamentary leader of the Bloc Québécois from 2015 to 2019.