Pierre A. Paquette (born June 1, 1955) is a Canadian economist, professor, union leader and politician.
He was re-elected in the 2004 Canadian federal election defeating the Liberal candidate by nearly 20,000 votes.
After his promotion to House Leader in April 2007, many pundits claimed he was being groomed as Gilles Duceppe's successor.
[1] However, in August he announced he would not be a candidate and called for the leadership election to be delayed until late 2012.
[2] In the 2014 provincial election he ran for the Parti Québécois in L'Assomption, but was defeated by incumbent CAQ leader François Legault.