André Bourbeau

André Bourbeau, CM CQ (June 1, 1936 – March 25, 2018) was a Canadian politician. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, Bourbeau served as member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Laporte serving from 1981 until 2003.

André Bourbeau

CM CQ
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Laporte
In office
April 13, 1981 – April 14, 2003
Preceded byPierre Marois
Succeeded byMichel Audet
Personal details
Born(1936-06-01)June 1, 1936
Verdun, Quebec, Canada
DiedMarch 25, 2018(2018-03-25) (aged 81)
Dunham, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
RelationsMonique Landry (sister)
Jacques Miquelon (uncle)
Alma materUniversity of Montreal
McGill University

Early life

Bourbeau was born in Verdun, Quebec, the son of Louis-Auguste Bourbeau and Antoinette Miquelon.[1] He studied at the Séminaire de Sherbrooke and the University of Montreal before receiving a Diploma in Law from McGill University in 1959.[2]

Political career

Bourbeau became a notary in 1960 and practiced in Montreal from 1960 to 1981.[1] From 1970 to 1978, he served as a city councillor in Saint-Lambert, Quebec.[1] He was mayor from 1978 to 1981.[2]

In 1981, he was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec for Laporte.[1] A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1985, 1989, 1994, and 1998.[3] He did not run in 2003.[4] He held many different cabinet positions including Minister of Municipal Affairs, Responsible for Housing; Minister of Manpower, Income Security and Vocational Training; and Minister of Finance.[2]

He was the Chairman of the Board at Hydro-Québec from 2003 to 2005.[3] From 1998 to 2003, he was Chairman of the Wilfrid Pelletier Foundation.[2] As well, he was Chairman of the Jeunesses Musicales of Canada Foundation.[2] Bourbeau was the founding president of the Montreal International Music Competition.[3]

Death

Bourbeau was diagnosed with cancer in 1998.[4] He died of complications from cancer on March 25, 2018, at the age of 81.[3]

Honors

In 2009, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.[2]

In December 2016, Bourbeau was named a Member of the Order of Canada.[5]

Electoral record (partial)
1985 Quebec general election: Laporte
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAndré Bourbeau18,92563.87
Parti QuébécoisMaurice Collette8,96630.26
New DemocraticJean-François Fiset1,1373.84
Progressive ConservativeThérèse Michaud L'Écuyer3871.31
Commonwealth of CanadaAlain Gauthier870.29
Christian SocialistNicole Séguin680.23
United Social CreditJoseph Ranger620.21
Total valid votes 29,632
Rejected and declined votes 531
Turnout 30,163 77.26
Electors on the lists 39,039

References
  1. "Décès de l'ex-ministre libéral André Bourbeau". Radio Canada (in French). CBC. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. "André Bourbeau (1936-2018)". National Assembly of Québec (in French). March 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. "Former Quebec Liberal minister André Bourbeau dies at 81". CBC. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. "L'ancien ministre libéral André Bourbeau s'éteint à l'âge de 81 ans" (in French). Huffington Post. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  5. Starr, Katharine (December 30, 2016). "Order of Canada's newest appointees include paralympian, Supreme Court judge, and an astrophysicist". CBC. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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