Gaston Demers

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Gaston Demers
MPP for Nickel Belt
In office 1963 – 1971
Preceded by	Rhéal Bélisle
Succeeded by	Floyd Laughren
Born	November 23, 1935
Died	February 7, 2004
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Sudbury, Ontario
Occupation	journalist, town clerk

Gaston Demers (November 23, 1935-February 7, 2004) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Nickel Belt in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1971. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Before entering politics, Demers had worked as a journalist for the North Bay Nugget and as a town clerk in Chelmsford. At the time of his election, he was the youngest Member of Provincial Parliament ever elected to the provincial legislature.

After leaving politics, he served on the boards of FedNor and of Sudbury's Laurentian Hospital, and was a key lobbyist behind the creation of Collège Boréal.