Raynald Fréchette
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Raynald Fréchette was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure. [1]
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[edit] Background
He was born on October 13, 1933 in Asbestos, Quebec, the son of a miner, and studied at the Collège Saint-Aimé there and the Université de Sherbrooke. He was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1961 and set up practice in Sherbrooke.
[edit] House Speaker
He won a seat to the provincial legislature in 1966 and became the Union Nationale Member for the district of Sherbrooke. He served as President of the National Assembly of Quebec (House Speaker) from February to June 1970, but lost re-election in Quebec general election, 1970, finishing fourth with 21% of the vote.
[edit] Cabinet Member
He returned to the National Assembly as a member of the Parti Québécois in 1981. Fréchette was Finance Minister in the cabinet of René Levesque from April 1981 to September 1982, then Minister of Labour until October 1985. He was Minister of Justice and Minister of Labour in the cabinet of Pierre-Marc Johnson from October to December 1985. [2] He was defeated by a narrow margin in 1985.
[edit] Retirement
After his defeat in 1985, he returned to the practice of law and also hosted an open line show on a Sherbrooke radio station. In 1988, he was named a judge in the Quebec Superior Court at Montreal and was assigned to Saint-François district in 1991.
He died of cancer, aged 73, on March 20, 2007.
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| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Carrier Fortin (Liberal) |
MNA for Sherbrooke 1966–1970 |
Succeeded by Jean-Paul Pépin (Liberal) |
| Preceded by Gérard Gosselin (Parti Québécois) |
MNA for Sherbrooke 1981–1985 |
Succeeded by André J. Hamel (Liberal) |
| Preceded by Gérard Lebel |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec 24 February 1970 – 8 June 1970 |
Succeeded by Jean-Noël Lavoie |
