Maurice Custeau

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Maurice-Tréflé Custeau
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Jeanne-Mance
In office
1956–1962
Preceded byJean-Paul Noël
Succeeded byAimé Brisson
Personal details
Born(1916-03-10)March 10, 1916
Montreal, Quebec
DiedAugust 19, 1990(1990-08-19) (aged 74)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyUnion Nationale
OccupationBusinessman

Maurice-Tréflé Custeau (March 10, 1916 – August 19, 1990) was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was a Member of the provincial legislature and a city councillor in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Background[edit]

He was born in Montreal, Quebec, on March 10, 1916 and was a businessman.

City Councillor[edit]

Custeau was appointed to the Montreal City Council by the Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal (Young Chamber of Commerce) and served from 1950 to 1954.

Member of the legislature[edit]

He successfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Montréal–Jeanne-Mance in 1956 and was re-elected in 1960.

He served as Parliamentary Assistant from 1959 to 1960 and briefly as a Minister without Portfolio in 1960.

He lost his bid for re-election in 1962 against Liberal candidate Aimé Brisson.

He also ran in the district of Dorion in 1966, but lost again.

Death[edit]

Custeau died on August 19, 1990.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.