Gaston Thomas LeBlanc (August 1, 1941 – February 15, 1980) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1980. He was a member of the

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. Born in 1941 in West Arichat, Nova Scotia, LeBlanc graduated from the

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with an engineering degree. LeBlanc entered provincial politics in the 1974 election, winning the Richmond riding by over 1500 votes. He was re-elected in

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. LeBlanc died in office on February 15, 1980.

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1941 births 1980 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs People from Richmond County, Nova Scotia {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub