André Riedl (October 10, 1940 - April 5, 2023) was a politician from
Quebec
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, Canada. He was a Member of the
National Assembly
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for the electoral district of
Iberville from 2007 to 2008.
Born in the
Saint-Henri neighbourhood in
Montreal
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on October 10, 1940, Riedl went on a training course with the
Canadian Forces
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in 1957. He was later for nine years the president of BOC Gaz Canada, a gas and equipment supplier. He also did international
public speaking and was involved in the Missisquoi and Magog-Orford
Chamber of Commerce. He once said that "unions are a necessary evil".
Riedl was first elected in the
2007 election as a member of the
Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) with 42% of the vote.
Liberal
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incumbent
Jean Rioux finished third with 25% of the vote. Riedl took office on April 12, 2007. On October 23, 2008, Riedl
crossed the floor to the governing Liberal Party.
Un adéquiste traverse la chambre, La Presse, October 23, 2008
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1940 births
Action démocratique du Québec MNAs
French Quebecers
Living people
Politicians from Montreal
Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
21st-century Canadian politicians
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