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J. H. Théogène Ricard, (April 30, 1909 – April 7, 2006) was a Canadian politician. An insurance agent by training, Ricard was first elected to the
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in the 1957 election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot. In 1962, he was appointed Chief Government Whip and parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada. Prior to the 1963 general election, he was promoted to the
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of John Diefenbaker as
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. Although he kept his
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in the election, the Diefenbaker government was defeated, and Ricard's Cabinet career came to an end after barely a month. Ricard remained in Parliament as an opposition MP through the
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and 1968 general elections, and retired from politics in 1972.


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* {{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