Joseph Edmond Brodeur (July 5, 1898 in

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– May 19, 1988) was a politician in

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, Canada. He served in the

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as a

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from 1952 to 1958. Brodeur was educated at

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College. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, reaching the fourth degree by the mid-1950s. He was secretary-treasurer for the

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. Brodeur ran an insurance agency and also operated a garage in partnership with his brother. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a

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held on January 21, 1952, in the rural constituency of La Verendrye. He was re-elected without difficulty in the 1953 provincial election, and was a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell's government during his time in the legislature. He did not seek re-election in 1958. Brodeur died in Winnipeg and was buried in St. Adolphe.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brodeur, Edmond Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs 1898 births 1988 deaths Franco-Manitoban people