Armand Russell (June 23, 1921 – October 1, 2012) was a Canadian politician from
Quebec
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Background
He was born on June 23, 1921, in
Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec
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Town politics
Russell served as City Councillor in 1949 and 1950 and as Mayor from 1950 to 1957 in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford. He also served as Mayor of
Waterloo, Quebec
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, from 1957 to 1967.
Member of the legislature
He won a seat to the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the
1956 election for the
Union Nationale in the riding of
Shefford. He was re-elected in the
1960
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1962
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and
1966 elections.
Cabinet Member
Russell was appointed to the
Cabinet, serving as Minister responsible for Public Works from 1966 to 1967 and Minister of Public Works from 1967 to 1970. He was re-elected in the
1970 election, but was defeated in
1973 election.
Political comeback
Russell was re-elected in the riding of
Brome-Missisquoi in the
1976 election.
Federal politics
He resigned to run as a
Progressive Conservative in
1980 election in the riding of
Shefford. He lost against
Liberal
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candidate
Jean Lapierre
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After retiring from the government in 2007, he served as a political analyst in a variety of venues.
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Electoral record
References
1921 births
2012 deaths
Mayors of places in Quebec
Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons
Candidates in the 1980 Canadian federal election
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