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'''Michel Gauthier''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician and leader of the [[Bloc Quebecois]] for one year ([[1996]]-[[1997]]). He was thus also [[Her Majesty's official opposition (Canada)|Leader of the Opposition]] during this time.
Gauthier was not one of the Bloc's more well-known [[Member of Parliament|MP]]s but after [[Lucien Bouchard]] resigned to become [[Premier]] of [[Quebec]], Gauthier won the 1996 [[BQ leadership elections|BQ leadership election]] defeating [[Francine Lalonde]]. The vote was conducted among members of the party's ''directorate'' rather than by all members of the party and this hurt Gauthier's legitimacy. His lack of profile resulted in some opposition parties mocking Gauthier as being the "faceless leader" of the opposition, as he was largely a political unknown in most of Canada and even in Quebec.
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