Gérard Loiselle
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Gérard Loiselle was a Canadian politician. He was an eight-term Member of the House of Commons and was a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.
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[edit] Background
He was born in Montreal on April 15, 1921.
[edit] Federal Politics
Loiselle successfully ran as an Independent Liberal candidate in the district of Sainte-Anne in 1957 defeating the official Liberal nominee. He was re-elected as a Liberal in 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965. He ran in the district of Saint-Henri in 1968 and won. He was re-elected in 1972 and 1974. He did not run for re-election in 1979.
He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Manpower and Immigration from 1968 to 1960 and to the Minister of Transport from 1969 to 1970. [1]
[edit] City Councillor
He was elected to Montreal's City Council as an Independent candidate in 1950 in the district of Sainte-Anne. He was re-elected in 1954, 1957, 1960, 1962 and 1966. He did not run for re-election in 1970.
[edit] Death
Loiselle died on December 22, 1994.
[edit] Footnotes
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Preceded by Thomas Patrick Healy (Liberal) |
MP, District of Sainte-Anne 1957-1968 |
Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1966. |
Preceded by Hilarion-Pit Lessard (Liberal) |
MP, District of Saint-Henri 1968-1979 |
Succeeded by Jacques Guilbault (Liberal) |