Gilles Gauthier

Gilles Gauthier
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Trois-Rivières
In office
1969–1970
Preceded byYves Gabias
Succeeded byGuy Bacon
Personal details
Born(1935-09-03)September 3, 1935
Louiseville, Quebec, Canada
DiedAugust 17, 2015(2015-08-17) (aged 79)
Political partyUnion Nationale

Gilles Gauthier (September 3, 1935 – August 17, 2015) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly.[1]

Background

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Gilles Gauthier was born on September 3, 1935, in Louiseville, Quebec, and was a lawyer. He died on August 17, 2015, at the age of 79.[2]

Federal Politics

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Gauthier ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal district of Trois-Rivières in 1968, but lost against Liberal incumbent Joseph-Alfred Mongrain.

Member of the Legislature and work for the Montréal Conservatoire

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Gauthier ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in a 1969 by-election, following the resignation of Yves Gabias and won.

Gauthier lost his bid for re-election in 1970 and was defeated in the district of Champlain in 1976. In 1978-1979 he served as the interim director of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal after Raymond Daveluy left the post. He was succeeded by Albert Grenier.

References

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  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  2. ^ "Gauthier, Gilles". Coopérative funéraire de la Mauricie. Retrieved 14 February 2024.