Gérard Filion
| Gérard Filion | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1909 L'Isle-Verte, Quebec |
| Died | March 26, 2005 (aged 95) |
| Occupation | Businessman and journalist |
| Spouse | Françoise Servêtre |
Gérard Filion, CC, GOQ, MSRC (August 18, 1909 – March 26, 2005) was a Canadian businessman and journalist.
Born in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec, the youngest of 17 children, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Université Laval in 1931 and a diploma in 1934 from École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal. From 1935 until 1947 he worked for the l'Union catholique des cultivateurs, a group representing farmers. From 1947 until 1963 he was the publisher of Le Devoir, a French-language newspaper published in Montreal. He was one of the most vocal critics of Maurice Duplessis's government.
He was Mayor of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville from 1960-1968.
In 1970 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1989 he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
He was married to Françoise Servêtre and had nine children.
[edit] References
- "Gérard Filion". Gouvernement du Québec. http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/recherche_details.asp?id=15. Retrieved April 12, 2005.
- "Gérard Filion, influential publisher who fought Duplessis, dies". CBC. March 28, 2005. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/03/27/filion-obit-050327.html. Retrieved April 12, 2005.
- 1909 births
- 2005 deaths
- Businesspeople from Quebec
- Canadian newspaper publishers (people)
- Companions of the Order of Canada
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
- Grand Officers of the National Order of Quebec
- Université Laval alumni
- People from Bas-Saint-Laurent
- People from Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
- Mayors of places in Quebec
