Robert de Cotret
Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce | |
|---|---|
| In office 4 June 1979 – 2 March 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Horner |
| Succeeded by | Herb Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 20, 1944 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Died | July 9, 1999 (aged 55) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Jean Robert René de Cotret, PC (February 20, 1944 – July 9, 1999) was a Canadian economist and politician.
De Cotret was the President and CEO of
francophone MPs in the Tory caucus
.
Despite the Tory victory in the
Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce in Clark's minority government
.
When the government was defeated in a
motion of non-confidence, a new election was called for February 18, 1980. De Cotret resigned his Senate seat in order to run for a seat in the House of Commons in the riding of Berthier—Maskinongé, but was defeated in the 1980 election
along with the Clark government.
He ran again in the
Minister of the Environment and then Secretary of State for Canada
in 1991.
De Cotret retired from Cabinet in January 1993 and did not run in the 1993 election.
