Jean Cournoyer was a Quebec politician. He was a Member of the provincial legislature in Quebec.[1]
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He was born in Sorel on March 16, 1934.
He successfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Saint-Jacques in a 1969 by-election, but was defeated by Parti Québécois candidate Claude Charron in 1970.
After the death of Cabinet Member Pierre Laporte in 1970, Premier Robert Bourassa appointed Cournoyer to succeed him.
Cournoyer served as Minister of Labor from 1970 to 1975 and Minister of Natural Resources from 1975 to 1976. He won a by-election as a Liberal in the district of Chambly in 1971.
He was re-elected in Robert-Baldwin in 1973, but was defeated in Richelieu in 1976.
He served as mayor of Dollard-des-Ormeaux from 1978 to 1982.
After Cournoyer was forced to retire from political life, he started a career on TV and the radio. He has co-hosted several TV shows with Matthias Rioux, who was the Parti Québécois MNA for Matane from 1994 to 2003.
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Paul Dozois (Union Nationale) |
MLA, District of Montréal-Saint-Jacques 1969-1970 |
Succeeded by Claude Charron (PQ) |
| Preceded by Pierre Laporte (Liberal) |
MLA, District of Chambly 1971-1973 |
Succeeded by Guy Saint-Pierre (Liberal) |
| Preceded by Arthur-Ewen Séguin (Liberal) |
MLA, District of Robert-Baldwin 1973-1976 |
Succeeded by John O'Gallagher (Liberal) |