Richard Lehoux


Richard Lehoux is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Beauce in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. He defeated incumbent Maxime Bernier, the leader of the People's Party of Canada.

Personal and professional life

Lehoux's family has been in the Beauce for eight generations. His great-grandfather served as mayor of Saint-Elzear from 1898 to 1902, and he is a fourth-generation dairy farmer.

Political career

Mayor of Saint-Elzéar

Lehoux was the mayor of Saint-Elzéar, Quebec in the Chaudière-Appalaches region from 1998 to 2017.

President of FQM

Lehoux was past president of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités for the four years to February 2018.

Candidate for 2019 federal election

Lehoux stepped down in 2017 to return to his dairy farm, but returned to politics in November 2018 as the Conservative candidate for the 2019 Canadian federal election in the Beauce riding, with the full support of Andrew Scheer. Lehoux was victorious over all comers in the 2019 federal election, unseating incumbent Bernier.

Electoral record