Jacques Tétreault

Jacques Tétreault (8 April 1929 – 20 August 2018) was a Canadian politician and lawyer who was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. His background was in law.[2]

Jacques Tétreault
2nd Mayor of Laval
In office
1965–1973
Preceded byJean-Noël Lavoie
Succeeded byLucien Paiement
Member of Parliament for Laval-des-Rapides
In office
1988–1993
Preceded byRaymond Garneau
Succeeded byMadeleine Dalphond-Guiral
Personal details
Born(1929-04-08)8 April 1929
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died20 August 2018(2018-08-20) (aged 89)
Spouse(s)Lise DesRosiers
(m. 1957)[1]
Childrenfour (Suzanne, Anne-Marie, Richard and Jean-Marc)
MotherMarie-Rose Desjardins
FatherÉmile Tétreault
Alma materCollège Sainte-Marie de Montréal
ProfessionLawyer, magistrate, teacher

He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Laval-des-Rapides electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament but did not seek another term in Parliament in the 1993 federal election.

Tétrault had also previously served as mayor of Laval between 1965 and 1973. He also was a leadership candidate for the Union Nationale in May 1976, but was defeated by Rodrigue Biron.[3]

A street near the Montmorency metro station in Laval is named after him.[4]

Street sign identifying rue Jacques-Tétreault in Laval.

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