Guy Joron

Guy Joron was a politician in Quebec, Canada.[1]

Background

He was born on June 2, 1940 in Montreal. He has a B.A. in political science from Université de Montréal.

Member of the legislature

Joron successfully ran as a Parti Québécois candidate to the National Assembly of Quebec in the district of Gouin in 1970, defeating Liberal incumbent Yves Michaud. He was defeated in 1973.

He was returned to the legislature in 1976, representing the district of Mille-Îles.

Cabinet Member

In 1976, Joron was appointed to Premier René Lévesque's Cabinet. He served as Minister responsible for Energy until 1979 and Minister of Cooperatives and Financial Institutions from 1979 to 1980. Joron resigned his seat and retired from politics in 1981.

Footnotes

  1. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Yves Michaud (Liberal)
MNA for Gouin
19701973
Succeeded by
Jean-Marie Beauregard (Liberal)
Preceded by
Bernard Lachance (Liberal)
MNA for Mille-Îles
1976–1981
Succeeded by
Jean-Paul Champagne (Parti Québécois)


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