René Tremblay, (November 12, 1922 – January 22, 1968) was a Canadian politician. Born in Luceville,

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Matapédia—Matane in the 1963 federal election. A

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, he was re-elected in 1965. From 1963 to 1964, he was a Minister without Portfolio. From 1964 to 1965, he was the

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration The minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship (french: Ministre de l'immigration, des réfugiés et de la citoyenneté) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister is responsible for Immigration, Refugees and Citi ...

. In 1965, he was the

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. He died of a heart attack at the age of forty-five on Monday, January 22, 1968.

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* 1922 births 1968 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Université Laval faculty {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub