Jean Corbeil

Jean Corbeil, PC (January 7, 1934 – June 25, 2002) was a Canadian politician.

The Honourable

Jean Corbeil

PC
Minister of Labour
In office
January 30, 1989 – April 21, 1991
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byPierre Cadieux
Succeeded byMarcel Danis
Minister of Transport
In office
April 21, 1991 – November 3, 1993
Prime Minister
Preceded byDoug Lewis
Succeeded byDoug Young
Member of Parliament for Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies
In office
1988–1993
Preceded byRiding created
Succeeded byRoger Pomerleau
Personal details
Born(1934-01-07)January 7, 1934
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedJune 25, 2002(2002-06-25) (aged 68)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
CabinetMinister of Labour (1989-1991)
Minister of Transport (1991-1993)

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was mayor of the city of Anjou from 1973 to 1988. In 1987-1988 he served a term as chairman of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. In the 1988 federal election, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Progressive Conservative in the riding of Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies.

He served in the Cabinets of Prime Ministers Brian Mulroney and Kim Campbell as Minister of Labour from 1989 to 1991, Minister of State (Transport) from 1990 to 1991, and Minister of Transport from 1991 to 1993. He was defeated in the 1993 and 1997 elections.

Electoral record (partial)
1993 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisRoger Pomerleau26,16343.10$31,453
LiberalNormand Biron25,63142.22+9.51$40,059
Progressive ConservativeJean Corbeil7,06611.64−39.90$53,776
New DemocraticZamba Mandala9581.58−10.98$1,781
Natural LawGilles Raymond7471.23$2,220
Commonwealth of CanadaFrantz-Albert Mitton1390.23$0
Total valid votes 60,704 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,053
Turnout 62,757 78.90
Electors on the lists 79,535
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from the official contributions and expenses submitted by the candidates, provided by Elections Canada.
1988 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeJean Corbeil27,45151.54$43,927
LiberalVincent Arciresi17,42132.71–$39,082
New DemocraticVincent Marchione6,68712.56$11,055
GreenMario Paul1,2172.29$0
Marxist–LeninistCatherine Commandeur4830.91$130
Total valid votes 53,259 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,338
Turnout 54,597 74.02
Electors on the lists 73,763
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988.

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