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Marc Trudel

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Marc Trudel
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Maurice
In office
1935–1939
Preceded byJoseph-Auguste Frigon
Succeeded byPolydore Beaulac
In office
1944–1952
Preceded byPolydore Beaulac
Succeeded byRené Hamel
Personal details
Born(1896-03-29)March 29, 1896
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Quebec
DiedSeptember 10, 1961(1961-09-10) (aged 65)
Shawinigan, Quebec
Political partyAction libérale nationale
Union Nationale

Marc Trudel (March 29, 1896 – September 10, 1961) was a politician in Quebec, Canada.

He served as Cabinet Member and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[1]

Early life

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He was born on March 29, 1896, in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan and moved to Shawinigan in 1923. Trudel was a physician. He married Alice Lambert on May 10, 1926.

Member of the legislature

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He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in 1935 and defeated incumbent Liberal MLA Joseph-Auguste Frigon. Trudel joined Maurice Duplessis and the Union Nationale when the party was established; he was re-elected in 1936.

Duplessis served one term as Premier. Before another election was called, World War II broke out. The conscription issue really hurt the Union Nationale's chances of re-election. Trudel and most of his colleagues were voted out in 1939.

Member of the Cabinet

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In 1944 though, the Union Nationale was sent back in office and Trudel defeated incumbent Polydore Beaulac. Duplessis appointed Trudel to the Cabinet as a Minister without Portfolio. The assignment consists more of an honour than an actual responsibility. Nonetheless it gave Trudel more prominence.

Trudel was re-elected in 1948. In 1952 however, he lost re-election against René Hamel.

After Retirement from Politics

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Trudel died in Shawinigan on September 10, 1961.

Legacy

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Place Trudel and Pont Trudel (Trudel Bridge) in Shawinigan-Sud were named to honour Doctor Marc Trudel.

See also

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Footnotes

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