Lionel Philias Coderre

Lionel Philias Coderre (April 15, 1915 – August 3, 1995[1]) was a merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Gravelbourg from 1956 to 1971 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal.

He was born in Coderre, Saskatchewan, the son of Eudore Coderre and Claudia Charbonneau, and was educated in Coderre and at the College Mathieu in Gravelbourg. From 1937 to 1939, Coderre worked at a nurse at the Provincial Hospital in Weyburn. He served in the South Saskatchewan Regiment during World War II. After the war, Coderre owned and operated the local power plant and a hardware store in Coderre. In 1946, he married Pauline Graf.[1] Coderre later operated an insurance business and an electrical contracting business. He also served six years on the village council for Coderre.[2] Coderre served in Premier W. Ross Thatcher's two provincial cabinets as Minister of Labour, Minister of Co-operation and Co-operative Development and Minister of Public Works.[1] He was defeated by Reg Gross when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1971.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lionel Coderre fonds". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  2. ↑ Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus Historical Commission (1982). Knights of Columbus in Saskatchewan, 1907-1982 : a history of achievement. p. 334. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  3. ↑ "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division". Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-27.