Gilles Houde (April 23, 1932 – June 14, 2014) was a Canadian politician who served in the

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from 1966 to 1976."Gilles Houde rend l'âme à 82 ans"
''Le Réflet du Lac'', June 17, 2014. He represented the electoral district of

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as a member of the

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. Prior to his career in politics, Houde worked as a

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teacher. Following his defeat in the 1976 election, he joined ''

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'' as a sportswriter, and later hosted sports and health programming for both Télévision de Radio-Canada and

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* 1932 births 2014 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Politicians from Montreal Television personalities from Montreal Canadian television personalities Canadian sportsperson-politicians Canadian sportswriters Writers from Montreal {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub