Lucien Lessard

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Lucien Lessard (born February 22, 1938) was a politician in Quebec, Canada.[1]

Background

He was born on February 22, 1938, in Grandes-Bergeronnes. He has a

Master degree from Université Laval
and was an educator and a union activist.

Member of the legislature

Lessard unsuccessfully ran as a

, finishing third with 11% of the vote.

He ran as a

Liberal incumbent Pierre-Willie Maltais in 1970. He was re-elected in 1973, 1976 and 1981
.

Cabinet Member

In

Restigouche, a role he discussed with Alanis Obomsawin in her 1984 film Incident at Restigouche.[2][3]
Lessard resigned his seat and retired from politics in 1982.

Retirement

He was the general manager of the Forestville, Quebec CLSC (health unit) from 1983 to 2000.

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  2. ^ Obomsawin, Alanis (1984). "Incident at Restigouche". NFB.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  3. .
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Saguenay
1970
–1982
Succeeded by