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

Political offices
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)
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