Marc Trudel
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Marc Trudel (1896 - 1961) was a politician in Quebec, Canada.
He served as Cabinet Member and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. [1]
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[edit] Early Life
He was born on March 29, 1896 in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan and moved to Shawinigan in 1923. Trudel was a physician. He got married to Alice Lambert on May 10, 1926.
[edit] Member of the Legislature
He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in 1935 and defated incumbent Liberal MLA Joseph-Auguste Frigon. Trudel joined Maurice Duplessis and the Union Nationale when the party was established; he was re-elected in 1936.
Duplessis served one term as Premier. Before another election was called, World War II broke out. The conscription issue really hurt the Union Nationale’s chances of re-election. Trudel and most of his colleagues were voted out in 1939.
[edit] Member of the Cabinet
In 1944 though, the Union Nationale was sent back in office and Trudel defeated incumbent Polydore Beaulac. Duplessis appointed Trudel to the Cabinet as a Minister without Portfolio. The assignment consists more of an honor than an actual responsibility. Nonetheless it gave Trudel more prominence.
Trudel was re-elected in 1948. In 1952 however he lost re-election against René Hamel.
[edit] After Retirement from Politics
Trudel died in Shawinigan on September 10, 1961.
[edit] Legacy
Place Trudel and Pont Trudel (Trudel Bridge) in Shawinigan-Sud were named to honor Doctor Marc Trudel.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Marc Trudel, Assemblée nationale du Québec
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| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
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| Preceded by Joseph-Auguste Frigon (Liberal) |
MLA, District of Saint-Maurice 1935–1939 |
Succeeded by Polydore Beaulac (Liberal) |
| Preceded by Polydore Beaulac (Liberal) |
MLA, District of Saint-Maurice 1944–1952 |
Succeeded by René Hamel (Liberal) |
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