J. H. Théogène Ricard, (April 30, 1909 – April 7, 2006) was a

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politician. An insurance agent by training, Ricard was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1957 election as the Progressive Conservative

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(MP) for

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. In 1962, he was appointed

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and parliamentary secretary to the

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. Prior to the 1963 general election, he was promoted to the Cabinet of

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as minister without portfolio. Although he kept his seat in the election, the Diefenbaker government was defeated, and Ricard's Cabinet career came to an end after barely a month. Ricard remained in

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as an

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MP through the 1965 and 1968 general elections, and retired from politics in 1972.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricard, Theogene 1909 births 2006 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada