Gaston Tremblay

Gaston Tremblay
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Montmorency
In office
1966–1970
Preceded by Albert Gervais
Succeeded by Louis Vézina
Personal details
Born (1924-04-16)April 16, 1924
Quebec City, Quebec
Died July 11, 1998(1998-07-11) (aged 74)
Quebec City, Quebec
Political party Union Nationale

Gaston Tremblay (April 16, 1924 July 11, 1998) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).[1]

Background

He was born in Quebec City on April 16, 1924 and became a physician.

Mayor

Tremblay served as Mayor of Beauport, Quebec from 1961 to 1970.

Member of the legislature

He unsuccessfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1962 election in the provincial district of Quebec County. Tremblay was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1966 election and represented the district of Montmorency.

He crossed the floor on October 30, 1968 to sit as an Independent. He then joined the Parti nationaliste chrétien,[1][2] and then in 1969, he joined the Ralliement créditiste and became its first sitting member in the provincial legislature.

Tremblay ran as a Ralliement créditiste candidate and was defeated in the 1970 and 1973 elections.

Death

He died on July 11, 1998.

References

  1. 1 2 "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  2. "Annonce du départ de Gaston Tremblay de l'Union nationale". Bilan du siècle. Retrieved 2012-02-04.

See also

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