Gérard Filion

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Gérard Filion
Born	(1909-08-18)August 18, 1909 L'Isle-Verte, Quebec
Died	March 26, 2005(2005-03-26) (aged 95)
Occupation	Businessman and journalist
Spouse(s)	Françoise Servêtre

Gérard Filion, CC GOQ MSRC (August 18, 1909 – March 26, 2005) was a Canadian businessman and journalist.

Born in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec, the youngest of 17 children, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Université Laval in 1931 and a diploma in 1934 from École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal. From 1935 until 1947 he worked for the l'Union catholique des cultivateurs, a group representing farmers. From 1947 until 1963 he was the publisher of Le Devoir, a French-language newspaper published in Montreal. He was one of the most vocal critics of Maurice Duplessis's government.

He was Mayor of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville from 1960-1968.

In 1970 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1989 he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.

He was married to Françoise Servêtre and had nine children.

References

"Gérard Filion". Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved April 12, 2005.
"Gérard Filion, influential publisher who fought Duplessis, dies". CBC. March 28, 2005. Retrieved April 12, 2005.

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Persondata
Name	Filion, Gerard
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Short description	Canadian businessman and journalist
Date of birth	August 18, 1909
Place of birth	L'Isle-Verte, Quebec
Date of death	March 26, 2005
Place of death

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