Yvon Brochu (born April 25, 1944) was a politician in

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, and a Member of the

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(MNA).

Background

He was born in

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, on April 25, 1944, and was a

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First term

Brochu ran as a candidate of the newly formed provincial wing of the

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and won, becoming the Member of the

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for the district of

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. His party was plagued by internal divisions. While three MNAs remained loyal to the leader, Camil Samson, the rest of the caucus, including Brochu, withdrew their support and appointed

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as temporary leader, until a leadership convention could determine a new leader. A year later

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was chosen as leader. Nonetheless, Brochu and most of his colleagues lost their bid for re-election in

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. Brochu lost his against the

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Second term

Brochu joined a group of ''Créditiste'' dissidents called Parti présidentiel in 1974 and became its leader in 1975. Subsequently, the Parti présidentiel merged with the Union Nationale. Brochu won back his seat to the legislature as a Union Nationale candidate. He also served as his party's House Leader from 1979 to 1980. He did not run for re-election in

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. Vallières succeeded him again.

Retirement from politics

After he retired from politics, Brochu worked as a translator and as an ordained minister.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brochu, Yvon 1944 births Living people People from Val-des-Sources Ralliement créditiste du Québec MNAs Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs