Pierre de Bané
Roch LaSalle | |
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| Senator for De la Vallière, Quebec | |
| In office June 29, 1984 – August 2, 2013 | |
| Nominated by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Appointed by | Jeanne Sauvé |
| Preceded by | Jean Marchand |
| Succeeded by | Raymonde Saint-Germain |
| Member of Parliament for Matapédia—Matane | |
| In office May 22, 1979 – June 28, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Riding re-created |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Luc Joncas |
| Member of Parliament for Matane | |
| In office June 25, 1968 – May 21, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Riding re-created |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1938 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Elisabeth Nadeau (m. 1980) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | |
| Profession |
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Pierre De Bané Canadian Cabinet during the Trudeau Sr. Ministry.[1]
Early life and education
De Bané was born in
Laval University.[2]
Political career
He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 general election, and served as a Member of Parliament for sixteen years.
In 1978,
opposition bench when the Liberals lost the 1979 election, but was reappointed to the Cabinet as the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion when the Liberals returned to power in 1980 election
.
In 1982, De Bané became
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
. De Bané was named to the Senate by Trudeau days before he retired as Prime Minister.
De Bané was active on numerous Senate committees, particularly those dealing with fisheries, foreign affairs, and legal affairs and was also active in public life on the issue of
Palestinian refugees
.
He retired from the Senate upon turning 75 on August 2, 2013, and died on January 9, 2019, at the age of 80.[3][4]
Archives
There is a Pierre de Bané fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[5]
References
- ^ "Décès de l'ancien député de Matane Pierre De Bané". Radio Canada (in French). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "The Hon. Pierre de Bané, P.C., Q.C., B.A., LL.L., DOC.SC.ADM. (Hon.)". Liberal Senate Forum. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ "L'ex-député, ministre et sénateur Pierre de Bané n'est plus". Le Soleil (in French). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Pierre DE BANE Obituary (2019) - Ottawa, ON". Legacy.com. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Pierre de Bané fonds". Library and Archives Canada. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
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