Léo Bureau-Blouin throws his hat in the ring for PQ

Léo Bureau-Blouin is making the jump from the picket line to the campaign trail. 

The former head of the provincial cegep student union will run for the Parti Québécois in the riding of Laval des Rapides.

He made the announcement wednesday morning after days of speculation. 

Bureau-Blouin became one of the figureheads in the ongoing student fight against rising tuition fees before his term as FECQ president ended in June.

The 20-year-old once polled with the highest approval ratings of any figure associated with the tuition crisis.  

Deputy Finance Minister Alain Paquet has held the riding for the past two elections. 

He says he is not intimidated by Bureau-Blouin's high profile.