Bernard Patry (born January 30, 1943) is a

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politician. He was a

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for the riding of

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from 1993 to 2011. Party was also the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the

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- l'Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie - as of 2003. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Dr. Patry was a general practitioner and one of the founders of the Pierrefonds Medical Clinic. He began his political career in 1968, at the age of 25, becoming a city councillor in

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and one year later, one of the youngest mayors in Quebec. He was re-elected mayor five times and led his city for 18 years. Dr. Patry was first elected to Parliament in

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as a

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candidate in the riding of

, a post he held until 2011, when he lost re-election to

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candidate

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. During his time in Parliament, he notably served as Parliamentary Secretary to the

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from 1996 to 1998. He was also the Chair of Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade from 2002 to 2006.

International honours

In March 1998, he was awarded the title of "Chevalier" and in March 2003, the title of "Commandeur" of the Ordre de la Pléiade, which seeks to promote dialogue between francophone cultures.

List of parliamentary committees

Shortly after his arrival on Parliament Hill in 1993, Dr. Patry was active on a number of committees, including, inter alia: * The Sub-Committee on HIV-AIDS * The Standing Committee on Industry * The Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Northern Affairs * The Standing Committee on Health * The Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Other political activity

Dr. Patry further served as Vice-Chair of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Urban Affairs in 2001. Prior to this, he had chaired the Quebec Liberal Caucus of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1995-1996.

Personal life

Dr. Patry is married to Françoise Haxaire. He has two sons and two granddaughters.

Electoral record

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patry, Bernard 1943 births Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Mayors of places in Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Montreal 21st-century Canadian politicians