Fernand Lizotte (March 4, 1904 – August 28, 1996) was a

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politician and a five-term Member of the

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Background

He was born on March 4, 1904, in Lévis,

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and became a physician. He was an

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activist in the 1930s.

Federal politics

He ran as a

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candidate in the federal district of

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in the 1935 election and finished a distant third.

Member of the provincial legislature

Lizotte ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1948 election in the provincial district of L'Islet and defeated

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incumbent and

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. He was re-elected in the

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and 1956 elections. He did not run for re-election in the 1960 election. He ran in the 1962 election and won against Liberal incumbent

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. He served as Deputy House Whip from 1963 to 1966. Lizotte was re-elected in the 1966 election.

Cabinet Member

He was appointed to the

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in 1966. He served as Minister of Communications until 1970 and as Minister of Transportation until his defeat in the 1970 election against Liberal candidate Julien Giasson.

Death

Lizotte died on August 28, 1996.

References

1904 births 1996 deaths People from Lévis, Quebec Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs French Quebecers {{Union-Nationale-Quebec-MNA-stub