Hédard Robichaud
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Hédard Joseph Robichaud, PC , OC , BA , LL.D (November 2, 1911 – August 16, 1999) was an Acadian-Canadian Member of Parliament, Cabinet member, Senator and the first Acadian to be Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
Born in Shippegan, New Brunswick, the son of Jean Robichaud and Amanda Boudreau, he received a B.A. from the Université Saint-Joseph, later the University of Moncton, in 1931.
He first ran for the House of Commons as a Liberal candidate in a 1952 by-election in the riding of Gloucester, New Brunswick and lost. He was elected in the 1953 federal election, and was re-elected in the 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965 elections. From 1963 to 1968, he was the Minister of Fisheries.
In 1968, he was appointed to the Senate representing the Senatorial division of Gloucester, New Brunswick. He resigned in 1971 to become the twenty-fourth Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. He served in that position until 1981.
In 1985, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
He was the husband of Gertrude Léger and the father of nine.
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| Preceded by Wallace Samuel Bird |
Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick 1971-1981 |
Succeeded by George Stanley |
Categories: 1911 births | 1999 deaths | Acadians | Canadian senators from New Brunswick | Liberal Party of Canada MPs | Liberal Party of Canada senators | Lieutenant Governors of New Brunswick | Members of the 19th Ministry in Canada | Members of the 20th Ministry in Canada | Members of the Canadian House of Commons from New Brunswick | Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada | Officers of the Order of Canada
