Stéphane Dion

The Hon. Stéphane Dion (born September 28, 1955 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian academic and politician.

Dion is a current member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Saint-Laurent—Cartierville since 1996. He served as Intergovernmental Affairs minister in Jean Chretien's cabinet from 1996 to 2003 and was considered a hardline federalist with his advocacy of "Plan B" and the Clarity Act which was designed to make Quebec independence more difficult to achieve.

He was not in Prime Minister Paul Martin's first cabinet but he returned to the front benches on July 20, 2004 with his appointement as Minister of the Environment.