Guy Bacon (13 February 1936 – 24 December 2018) was a politician in
Quebec
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, Canada. He was a
Member of the National Assembly (MNA).
Background
He was born on February 13, 1936, in
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of ...
, and he is the brother of
Senator Lise Bacon
Lise Bacon (born August 25, 1934) is a former Canadian politician who served as Deputy Premier of Quebec from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, she served as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of ...
. Bacon died on 24 December 2018.
Political career
Bacon ran as a
Liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
candidate in the district of
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of ...
in
1970
Events
January
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, and won against
Union Nationale incumbent
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Gilles Gauthier
Gilles Gauthier (September 3, 1935 – August 17, 2015) was a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly.
Background
He was born on September 3, 1935, in Louiseville, Quebec, and was a lawyer.
Federal Politics ...
.
He became
Parliamentary Assistant
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in 1973 and was re-elected in
the same year. In
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
though, he was defeated by
Parti Québécois
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candidate
Denis Vaugeois.
Footnotes
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1936 births
2018 deaths
Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
People from Trois-Rivières