Guy Saint-Pierre
Guy Saint-Pierre | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Verchères | |
In office 1970–1973 | |
Preceded by | Guy Lechasseur |
Succeeded by | Marcel Ostiguy |
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chambly | |
In office 1973–1976 | |
Preceded by | Jean Cournoyer |
Succeeded by | Denis Lazure |
Personal details | |
Born | Guy Saint-Pierre 3 August 1934 RBC Royal Bank |
Guy Saint-Pierre,
Background
Born in
Political career
Saint-Pierre was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1970 election in Verchères as a Liberal and re-elected in Chambly in the 1973 election. He served for two years as Minister of Education and from 1972 to 1976 as Minister of Industry and Trade.
Saint-Pierre lost his bid for re-election in the 1976 election against Parti Québécois candidate Denis Lazure.
Later life
In 1978, Saint-Pierre was appointed president and general manager of Ogilvie Mills Ltd, becoming president and chief executive officer in 1980.
From January 1989, Saint-Pierre was president and chief executive officer of the
In 1992 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 2002 he was promoted to Companion. In 2009, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
Saint-Pierre held honorary degrees from
He served on the board of directors of
Personal life and death
Saint-Pierre and his wife, Francine Garneau, lived in Montreal. They had three children. He died at his home in Montreal on 23 January 2022, at the age of 87.[4]
Notes
- ^ "Guy Saint-Pierre - uOttawa". University of Ottawa. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Guy Saint-Pierre - uOttawa". University of Ottawa. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Guy Saint-Pierre - Trudeau Foundation". Trudeaufoundation.ca. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Guy Saint-Pierre, l'un des bâtisseurs du Québec moderne, n'est plus". La Presse (in French). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.