Roland Godin

Roland Godin
Member of Parliament
for Portneuf
In office
November 1965 – May 1974
Preceded by Jean-Louis Frénette
Succeeded by Pierre Bussières
Personal details
Born 11 October 1926(1926-10-11)
Neuville, Quebec
Died 22 June 2009(2009-06-22) (aged 82)
Donnacona, Quebec
Political party Social Credit
Profession manager

Roland Godin (11 October 1926[1] – 22 June 2009) was a Ralliement créditiste and Social Credit party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a manager by career.

Godin was born in Neuville, Quebec. He was first elected to Parliament at the Portneuf riding in the 1965 general election and re-elected in the 1968 and 1972. From 1966 to 1971, his party was known as the Ralliement créditiste. Godin was defeated in the 1974 federal election by Pierre Bussières of the Liberal party.

He ran for the Ralliement créditiste du Québec in the 1976 provincial election and finished fourth against Liberal incumbent Michel Pagé in Portneuf.[2]

Godin died at Donnacona, Quebec on 22 June 2009.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Godin, Roland". Avis de deces.ca. http://www.avisdedeces.ca/moddeces-avis_de_deces-650-fr-42404-roland+godin+donnacona__les_ecureuils_.html. Retrieved 2009-07-06.  Obituary claims death at 83 years, 8 months, which would make the birthdate c. October 1925 instead of 1926 as indicated in Parliament of Canada biography.
  2. ^ Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 8 January 2011.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Jean-Louis Frénette		 Member of Parliament from Portneuf
1965–1974		 Succeeded by
Pierre Bussières