Jean-Guy Trépanier (3 February 1932 – 30 March 2018) was a politician in the

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, Canada. He served as

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Early life

He was born on February 3, 1932, in Shawinigan, Mauricie and was a notary.

Political career

Trépanier won a

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as a

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candidate to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the district of Saint-Maurice in 1965. He was succeeding Judge

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who had recently resigned. In 1966 though, he lost against Union Nationale candidate Philippe Demers.

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1932 births 2018 deaths French Quebecers Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Université Laval alumni {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub