Gilles Grondin (3 February 1943 – 18 July 2005) was an educator and a politician from

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, Canada. He was a Member of the

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from 1986 to 1988.

Background

He was born in

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. He attended Saint-Georges school and

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, where he eventually worked as a librarian, and served as a dean of men at the local CEGEP. He received his

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(BScLib) from the Université de Montreal.

Local politics

Grondin served as Mayor of Shawinigan-Sud from 1977 to 1985. He did not run for re-election in 1985 and was succeeded by

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Member of Parliament

On 29 September 1986, Grondin won a

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and filled the seat left by

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, becoming the

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Member for the district of Saint-Maurice. Chrétien had left federal politics in February that year and would stay out of office until he became Liberal party leader and subsequently Prime Minister. After serving in the remaining months of the

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, Grondin left federal politics and did not campaign in the 1988 federal election. He was succeeded by Denis Pronovost of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Death

He died in 2005 after several years of dealing with cancer.

References

External links

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Gilles Grondin biography at the city of Shawinigan
* 1943 births 2005 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Mayors of places in Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Séminaire Sainte-Marie alumni Université de Montréal alumni Deaths from cancer in Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub