Please answer the following question: Read the bio below and try to give details on michel rivard -lrb- politician -rrb- 's:    - party     - predecessor     - office       - term start     - appointed     - name     - birth date     - birth place     Bio: michel rivard -lrb- born august 7 , 1941 -rrb- is a canadian politician , senator , and former member of the national assembly of quebec .
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- party is conservative- predecessor is madeleine plamondon- office is senator for the laurentides , quebec- term start is january 2 , 2009- appointed is stephen harper- name is michel rivard- birth date is 7 august 1941- birth place is quebec city , quebec