Charles-Arthur Gauthier (May 12, 1913 – May 12, 1997) was a

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undertaker and long-time politician. He was a

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(MP) for the Social Credit Party and ''

Ralliement Créditiste Historically in Quebec, Canada, there were a number of political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement. There were various parties at different times with different names at the provincial level, all broadly following the s ...

''. Gauthier was first elected to the

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representing Roberval, Quebec, in the 1962 election. In 1963, he and numerous other Quebec Socred MPs joined Réal Caouette in forming the ''Ralliement Créditiste'', a Quebec breakaway from the federal Social Credit Party that rejoined the federal party in 1971. Gauthier was acting leader of the Social Credit Party following the resignation of Gilles Caouette in 1978 and again in 1979 following the resignation of

Lorne Reznowski Lorne Reznowski (January 5, 1929 – November 9, 2011) was a Canadian professor of English at the University of Manitoba and leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada. Background He was the son of Ukrainian-Canadians Lorne William Reznowski and ...

. Gauthier said he did not wish to lead the party into an election and

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was drafted as leader. Gauthier retained his seat in the 1979 federal election but was defeated in the 1980 election that wiped out the party.

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* 1913 births 1997 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Social Credit Party of Canada MPs Social Credit Party of Canada leaders People from Dolbeau-Mistassini {{Quebec-MP-stub