André Bourbeau
Canadian politician
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André Bourbeau, CM CQ (June 1, 1936 – March 25, 2018) was a Canadian politician. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, Bourbeau served as member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Laporte serving from 1981 until 2003.
André Bourbeau | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Laporte | |
| In office April 13, 1981 – April 14, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Marois |
| Succeeded by | Michel Audet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1, 1936 |
| Died | March 25, 2018 (aged 81) Dunham, Quebec, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Relations | Monique Landry (sister) Jacques Miquelon (uncle) |
| Education | University of Montreal McGill University |
Early life
Bourbeau was born in Verdun, Quebec, the son of Louis-Auguste Bourbeau and Antoinette Miquelon.[1] He studied at the Séminaire de Sherbrooke and the University of Montreal before receiving a Diploma in Law from McGill University in 1959.[2]
Political career
Bourbeau became a notary in 1960 and practiced in Montreal from 1960 to 1981.[1] From 1970 to 1978, he served as a city councillor in Saint-Lambert, Quebec.[1] He was mayor from 1978 to 1981.[2]
In 1981, he was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec for Laporte.[1] A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1985, 1989, 1994, and 1998.[3] He did not run in 2003.[4] He held many different cabinet positions including Minister of Municipal Affairs, Responsible for Housing; Minister of Manpower, Income Security and Vocational Training; and Minister of Finance.[2]
He was the Chairman of the Board at Hydro-Québec from 2003 to 2005.[3] From 1998 to 2003, he was Chairman of the Wilfrid Pelletier Foundation.[2] As well, he was Chairman of the Jeunesses Musicales of Canada Foundation.[2] Bourbeau was the founding president of the Montreal International Music Competition.[3]
Death
Honors
In 2009, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.[2]
In December 2016, Bourbeau was named a Member of the Order of Canada.[5]
Electoral record (partial)
| 1985 Quebec general election: Laporte | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | André Bourbeau | 18,925 | 63.87 | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Maurice Collette | 8,966 | 30.26 | |||||
| New Democratic | Jean-François Fiset | 1,137 | 3.84 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Thérèse Michaud L'Écuyer | 387 | 1.31 | |||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Alain Gauthier | 87 | 0.29 | |||||
| Christian Socialist | Nicole Séguin | 68 | 0.23 | |||||
| United Social Credit | Joseph Ranger | 62 | 0.21 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 29,632 | |||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 531 | |||||||
| Turnout | 30,163 | 77.26 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 39,039 | |||||||