Jean-Louis Béland was a politician in
Quebec
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, Canada and a Member of the
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec (, ) is the Legislature, legislative body of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; ). The lieutenant governor of Que ...
(MNA).
He was born in
Saint-Gilles, Quebec
Saint-Gilles () is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 2,910 as of the Canada 2021 Census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration o ...
on November 27, 1932.
School board member
Prior to serving in Quebec's legislature, he served as a school board member in Saint-Gilles from 1965 to 1968.
Member of the legislature
Béland ran as a candidate of the
Ralliement créditiste
There were a few political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement in Quebec. There were various parties at different times with different names at the provincial level, all broadly following the social credit philosophy; th ...
in
1970
Events
January
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* January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
and won, becoming the Member of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
for the provincial district of
Lotbinière.
During his term of office, the party was plagued by internal divisions. While three MNAs remained loyal to Leader
Camil Samson
Camil Samson (January 3, 1935 - December 18, 2012) was a politician in Quebec, Canada, Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA), and leader of the Ralliement créditiste du Québec and other political parties.
Background and personal life ...
, Béland and the rest of the caucus withdrew their support and appointed
Armand Bois
Armand Bois (; 1920-2001) was a politician in Quebec, and a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA).
Background
He was born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, on April 21, 1920, and served as a military officer during World War II. Subse ...
as temporary leader, until a leadership convention could determine a new leader.
Eventually, the Samson faction rejoined the party and
Yvon Dupuis
Yvon Dupuis, (October 11, 1926 – January 1, 2017) was a Canadian politician.
Political career
Born in Montreal, Dupuis was educated at Collège de Varennes in Longeuil, Quebec, and worked as an insurance agent and as the owner of two music st ...
was chosen as leader. Nonetheless, Béland was defeated and finished second in
1973
Events January
* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
.
Mayor
He served as Mayor of Saint-Gilles from 1975 to 1977.
See also
*
History of Quebec
Quebec was first called ''Canada'' between 1534 and 1763. It was the most developed colony of New France as well as New France's centre, responsible for a variety of dependencies (ex. Acadia, Plaisance, Louisiana, and the Pays d'en Haut). Co ...
Footnotes
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1932 births
Living people
20th-century mayors of places in Quebec
Ralliement créditiste du Québec MNAs
20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec
Université Laval alumni