Gabriel Desjardins (born 14 February 1949 in

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) was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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. He was a businessman, professor and trader by career. He represented the Quebec riding of Témiscamingue where he was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, therefore becoming a member in the 33rd and

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s. Desjardins left federal politics when he was defeated in the 1993 federal election by

Pierre Brien Pierre Brien (born 22 June 1970 in Ville-Marie, Quebec) was a Member of Parliament from 25 October 1993 to 14 March 2003. By career, he has worked in administration and economics. Brien was elected in the Témiscamingue electoral district u ...

of the

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