Marcel Lessard – Wikipedia
For homonymous articles, see Lessard.
| Marcel Lessard | |
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| MP for the House of Commons | |
| – ( 11 years, 7 months and 23 days ) |
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| Constituency | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Predecessor | Alcide Simard |
| Successor | Pierre Gimaïel |
| – ( 3 years, 4 months and 20 days ) |
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| Constituency | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Predecessor | Roger Parizeau |
| Successor | Alcide Simard |
| Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion | |
| – ( 3 years, 8 months and 8 days ) |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Elliot Trudeau |
| Predecessor | Donald Campbell Jamieson |
| Successor | Elmer MacKay |
| Biography | |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Alma, Québec, Canada |
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Political party | Canada Liberal Party Canada Social Credit Party |
| Profession | Foreman Politician |
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Marcel Lessard (born the ) is a counterman and federal politician of Quebec.
Born in Alma in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, Mr. Lessard became a deputy for social credit in the federal district of Lac-Saint-Jean in 1962 [ first ] . Re -elected in 1963, he did not join the majority of Quebec creditist deputies who joined Réal Caouette and a creditor rally to associate with the Albertaine Social Credit base which was led by Robert N. Thompson. During the debate on the Canada flag in 1964, he was a member of the committee recommending the adoption of the current unifolié.
Defeated as an independent candidate in 1965, he returned as a deputy for the Liberal Party of Canada in 1968. Re -elected in 1972, 1974 and in 1979, he did not represent himself in 1980. As a liberal deputy, he was parliamentary secretary of the Minister of Agriculture from 1970 to 1972 as well as Minister of Regional Economic Expansion from 1975 to 1979.
- Lac-Saint-Jean (federal district)
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