Jacques Vien (3 March 1932 – 8 July 2017) was a member of the

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from 1988 to 1993. By career, he was a businessman and a

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. Born in

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, he was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Laurentides electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the

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after which he was defeated by

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candidate

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in the 1993 federal election. He also campaigned unsuccessfully to regain the seat for the Progressive Conservatives in the

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and

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federal elections. He died on 8 July 2017 at the age of 85.JACQUES VIEN, ANCIEN DÉPUTÉ FÉDÉRAL POUR LE PARTI PROGRESSISTE-CONSERVATEUR DU CANADA, DANS LA CIRCONSCRIPTION DES LAURENTIDES DE 1988 À 1993, EST DÉCÉDÉ LE 8 JUILLET DERNIER, À L’ÂGE DE 85 ANS.
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Electoral record (incomplete)

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* 1932 births 2017 deaths French Quebecers Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Verdun, Quebec Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Quebec-MP-stub