Réal Gauvin

Réal Gauvin (born March 30, 1935) is a Quebec politician, he served as the member for Montmagny-L'Islet in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1985 until 2003.

Biography

Gauvin was manager of a lumber and sawmill company, he was also logger in the family business. He became the owner of R.-A. Gauvin Transport, a company specializing in the transportation of timber. Gauvin is also the owner of a pilot license.

Political career

From 1975 until 1985, Gauvin was the Mayor of Saint-Adalbert, Quebec. Gauvin ran in the 1985 Quebec provincial election for the seat of Montmagny-L'Islet against incumbent Jacques Leblanc and won by nearly twenty five points.

He was re-elected in 1989, 1994 and 1998, never facing a serious challenge. He served as a Deputy Government Whip and Parliamentary Secretary in the Daniel Johnson Jr. government. He subsequently did not seek re-election in 2003.^[1]

Electoral Record

Provincial

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