André Harvey (born April 29, 1939) is a former Canadian politician who served as a

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member of the

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from 1970 to 1976. Born and raised in

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, he was educated at

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. He worked as an announcer for

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and as a sportswriter for '' La Presse'' in the 1950s and 1960s before working in marketing for companies such as

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and the Fédération des magasins Coop. He was first elected to the legislature in the 1970 election, representing the electoral district of

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. In the 1973 election, he shifted to the new electoral district of Charlesbourg and was re-elected to a second term. However, he was defeated in the 1976 election by

Denis de Belleval Denis de Belleval (born June 4, 1939) is a former politician and administrator in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1976 to 1982 and was a cabinet minister in the governme ...

of the

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. He ran again in the 1981 election in the electoral district of

, but was not reelected."Counting the vote from 122 ridings". ''

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'', April 15, 1981. His brother

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was also a member of the legislature, who represented Jonquière from 1966 to 1976.

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André Harvey
1939 births Living people 20th-century Canadian politicians Politicians from Quebec City Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec Quebec Liberal Party MNAs {{Quebec-MNA-stub