Louis R. Desmarais (16 February 1923 – 25 March 2017) was a

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member of the

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. He was a Chartered Accountant by career. In 1968, he became president of Les Entreprises de Transport Provincial limitée, and he was president of Canada Steampship Line, whose head manager in

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was André Poliquin. He represented the riding of Dollard since his victory there in the 1979 federal election and his re-election in

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. Desmarais was defeated in the 1984 federal election by

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of the Progressive Conservative Party. He served in the 31st and

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s. His brother Jean Noël Desmarais was a physician and senator, and his brother

Paul Desmarais Paul Desmarais Sr. (January 4, 1927 – October 8, 2013) was a Canadian financier and philanthropist, based in Montreal. With an estimated family net worth of US$4.5 billion (as of March 2012), Desmarais was ranked by ''Forbes'' as the fou ...

was a billionaire businessman.

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* 1923 births 2017 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Greater Sudbury Canadian accountants {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub