Fernand Grenier (June 28, 1927 – January 19, 1988) was a Canadian politician from
Quebec.
Background
He was born on June 28, 1927 near
Lac-Mégantic, Quebec
Lac-Mégantic () is a town in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on Lac Mégantic, a freshwater lake after which the town was named. Situated in the former Frontenac County in the historic Eastern Townships, Lac-Mé ...
and made a career in education.
Member of the legislature
Grenier ran as a
Union Nationale and won a seat to the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, t ...
in the
1966 provincial election in the district of
Frontenac. He was defeated by
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 ...
candidate
Paul-André Latulippe in the
1970 election.
Mayor
He was Mayor of Nantes, Quebec from 1969 to 1971.
Political comeback
Grenier remained active in the Union Nationale. He ran as the party candidate in
Lotbinière in the
1973 election but was defeated.
He was re-elected in the
1976 election in the district of
Mégantic-Compton
Megantic-Compton is a former provincial electoral district in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. As of its final election, it included the municipalities of East Angus, Cookshire-Eaton, Lac-Mégantic, Weedon, Lac-Drolet and Chartierville.
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and won. He served as his party's
House Whip from 1976 to 1980.
Federal politics
Grenier resigned his seat and ran as a
Progressive Conservative candidate in the district of
Mégantic-Compton-Stanstead in the
1980 federal election. He was defeated against
Liberal incumbent
Claude Tessier
Claude Tessier (8 February 1943 – 8 November 2010) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a professor and administrator by career.
Born in Sainte-Thècle, Quebec, Tessier represented the Quebec riding of Comp ...
. After the defeat, Grenier attempted to win back his seat to the National Assembly of Quebec, but finished third.
Local politics
He served as a city councillor in Lac-Mégantic from 1986 until his death.
References
1927 births
1988 deaths
Mayors of places in Quebec
Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs
People from Lac-Mégantic, Quebec
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