Benoît Serré (April 7, 1951 – May 11, 2019) was a

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politician. He represented the riding of

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from 1993 to 1997, and

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from 1997 to 2004, in the

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. He was a member of the

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. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources. Serré was an accountant and business consultant before entering politics. He is the younger brother of

Gaetan Serré Gaetan-Joseph Serré (January 24, 1938 – November 24, 2017) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1972. He was a member of the Liberal Party. Serré won the riding ...

, who served as MP for the neighbouring riding of

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from 1968 to 1972. He did not stand for re-election in the 2004 election. Serré died on May 11, 2019 from cancer.

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1951 births 2019 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs People from West Nipissing Franco-Ontarian people 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub