Jean-Louis Béland was a politician in

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, Canada and a Member of the

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(MNA). He was born in

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on November 27, 1932.

School board member

Prior to serving in Quebec's legislature, he served as a school board member in Saint-Gilles from 1965 to 1968.

Member of the legislature

Béland ran as a candidate of the

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and won, becoming the Member of the National Assembly for the provincial district of Lotbinière. During his term of office, the party was plagued by internal divisions. While three MNAs remained loyal to Leader Camil Samson, Béland and the rest of the caucus withdrew their support and appointed

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as temporary leader, until a leadership convention could determine a new leader. Eventually, the Samson faction rejoined the party and

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was chosen as leader. Nonetheless, Béland was defeated and finished second in

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Mayor

He served as Mayor of Saint-Gilles from 1975 to 1977.

Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beland, Jean-Louis 1932 births Living people Mayors of places in Quebec Ralliement créditiste du Québec MNAs