Gilles Gauthier (September 3, 1935 – August 17, 2015) was a politician from

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, Canada. He was a

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Background

He was born on September 3, 1935, in Louiseville,

, and was a lawyer.

Federal Politics

Gauthier ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal district of

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, but lost against

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Joseph-Alfred Mongrain.

Member of the Legislature and work for the Montréal Conservatoire

He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of

in a 1969

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, following the resignation of

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and won. He lost his bid for re-election in

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and was defeated in the district of Champlain in

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. In 1978-1979 he served as the interim director of the

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after

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left the post. He was succeeded by Albert Grenier.

References

1935 births Living people People associated with the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal People from Louiseville Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs French Quebecers Academic staff of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal {{Union-Nationale-Quebec-MNA-stub