Paul Mercier (26 July 1924 – 7 August 2013) 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. The House of Common ...

from 1993 to 2000. By career, he was a professor and businessman. Born in Brussels, Belgium, he was elected in the

Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Blainville—Deux-Montagnes (formerly known as Deux-Montagnes) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. The riding was created as "Deux-Montagnes" in 1976 from ...

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under the

Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois (BQ; , "Québécois people, Quebecer Voting bloc, Bloc") is a list of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty movement, Que ...

party in the 1993 federal election. He was re-elected in

Terrebonne—Blainville Terrebonne—Blainville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 until 2015. It was created in 1996 out of parts of Blainville—Deux-Montagnes, Repentigny and Joliet ...

riding in the 1997 federal election. He served in the

35th Military units *35th Fighter Wing, an air combat unit of the United States Air Force *35th Infantry Division (United States), a formation of the National Guard since World War I *35th Infantry Regiment (United States), a regiment created on 1 July 1 ...

and

36th Canadian Parliament The 36th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 22, 1997, until October 22, 2000. The membership was set by the 1997 federal election on June 2, 1997, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dis ...

s and left Canadian politics in 2000 without seeking a third term in Parliament. From 1977 to 1993, Mercier served as Mayor of Blainville. He died 7 August 2013. Mercier served in the

Belgian Army The Land Component ( nl, Landcomponent, french: Composante terre) is the land branch of the Belgian Armed Forces. The King of the Belgians is the commander in chief. The current chief of staff of the Land Component is Major-General Pierre Gérard. ...

from 1944 to 1945.

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* 1924 births 2013 deaths Belgian expatriates in Canada Bloc Québécois MPs Mayors of places in Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Blainville, Quebec Politicians from Brussels Belgian military personnel of World War II {{BlocQuébécois-MP-stub