Gaston Tremblay
Gaston Tremblay | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Montmorency | |
| In office 1966–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Gervais |
| Succeeded by | Louis Vézina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1924 Quebec City, Quebec |
| Died | July 11, 1998 (aged 74) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party | Union Nationale |
Gaston Tremblay (April 16, 1924 – July 11, 1998) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).[1]
Background
He was born in Quebec City on April 16, 1924 and became a physician.
Mayor
Tremblay served as Mayor of Beauport, Quebec from 1961 to 1970.
Member of the legislature
He unsuccessfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1962 election in the provincial district of Quebec County. Tremblay was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1966 election and represented the district of Montmorency.
He crossed the floor on October 30, 1968 to sit as an Independent. He then joined the Parti nationaliste chrétien,[1][2] and then in 1969, he joined the Ralliement créditiste and became its first sitting member in the provincial legislature.
Tremblay ran as a Ralliement créditiste candidate and was defeated in the 1970 and 1973 elections.
Death
He died on July 11, 1998.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- ^ "Annonce du départ de Gaston Tremblay de l'Union nationale". Bilan du siècle. Retrieved 2012-02-04.