Gilles Morin (born July 20, 1931) is a retired

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, Canada. He served as a

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member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1999, and was briefly a cabinet minister in Ontario.

Background

Morin was educated at the

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, the Académie Commerciale de Québec and the École Supérieure Montcalm. He was a member of the Regular Forces of the

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from 1951 to 1959, and served in

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with the 3rd Battalion of the Royal 22^e Régiment. He was an aide-de-camp to Governors General

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and

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from 1957 to 1959, and served in the

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from 1959 to 1964. He retired with the rank of

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. Morin subsequently became an investment dealer, and was president of the Caisse populaire Montfort for three years. In 1976, he also served as Director of Regional Services for the Office of the Ombudsman in Ontario.

Politics

He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Bob MacQuarrie by over 7,000 votes in the

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constituency. The Liberal Party formed a

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after this election, and Morin served as an Assistant

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for the next two years. He was easily re-elected in the 1987 election. From August 2, 1989, to October 1, 1990, he briefly served as a

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responsible for Senior Citizens Affairs in the government of

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. Morin was easily returned again in the 1990 election, although the Liberals were upset by the

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. For the next five years, he served in parliament as Deputy Speaker. He faced the most difficult election of his career in the 1995 election, defeating Progressive Conservative Jeff Slater by just over 4,000 votes. The Progressive Conservatives won the election, and Morin again served as a Deputy Speaker for the next four years. He did not run for re-election in 1999. Morin endorsed

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's bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.

Later life

Since 1999, he has been a member of the Ontario Highway Transport Board, which regulates the intercity bus industry.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morin, Gilles 1931 births Living people Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Franco-Ontarian people People from Dolbeau-Mistassini Members of the Executive Council of Ontario