Yvon Brochu
Yvon Brochu | |
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Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Richmond | |
In office 1976–1981 | |
Preceded by | Yvon Vallières |
Succeeded by | Yvon Vallières |
Personal details | |
Born | Asbestos, Quebec | April 25, 1944
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Ralliement créditiste du Québec |
Other political affiliations | Union Nationale |
Occupation | psychologist, translator, minister |
Yvon Brochu (born April 25, 1944) was a politician in Quebec, Canada, and a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA).[1]
Background
He was born in
First term
Brochu ran as a candidate of the newly formed provincial wing of the Ralliement créditiste in 1970 and won, becoming the Member of the National Assembly for the district of Richmond.
His party was plagued by internal divisions. While three MNAs remained loyal to the leader, Camil Samson, the rest of the caucus, including Brochu, withdrew their support and appointed Armand Bois as temporary leader, until a leadership convention could determine a new leader.
A year later,
Second term
Brochu joined a group of Créditiste dissidents called Parti présidentiel in 1974 and became its leader in 1975. Subsequently, the Parti présidentiel merged with the Union Nationale.
Brochu won back his seat to the legislature as a Union Nationale candidate. He also served as his party's
He did not run for re-election in 1981. Vallières succeeded him again.
Retirement from politics
After he retired from politics, Brochu worked as a translator and as an ordained minister.
References
- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.