Jacques Tétreault (8 April 1929 – 20 August 2018) was a Canadian politician and lawyer who was a member of the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
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from 1988 to 1993. His background was in law.
He was elected in the
1988 federal election at the
Laval-des-Rapides electoral district for the
Progressive Conservative party. He served in the
34th Canadian Parliament
The 34th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 12, 1988, until September 8, 1993. The membership was set by the 1988 federal election on November 21, 1988, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it wa ...
but did not seek another term in Parliament in the
1993 federal election.
Tétrault had also previously served as mayor of
Laval
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
Places Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...
between 1965 and 1973. He also was a leadership candidate for the
Union Nationale in May 1976, but was defeated by
Rodrigue Biron.
A street near the
Montmorency metro station in Laval is named after him.
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1929 births
2018 deaths
French Quebecers
Lawyers from Montreal
Mayors of Laval, Quebec
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Politicians from Montreal
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
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