Jean Corbeil
Jean Corbeil, PC (January 7, 1934 – June 25, 2002) was a Canadian politician.
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 Canadian House of Commons 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)
| Canadian federal election, 1993: Honoré-Mercier |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
Bloc Québécois | Roger Pomerleau | 26,163 | 43.10 | | $31,453 |
|
Liberal | Normand Biron | 25,631 | 42.22 | +9.51 | $40,059 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Jean Corbeil |
7,066 |
11.64 |
−39.90 |
$53,776 |
|
New Democratic | Zamba Mandala | 958 | 1.58 | −10.98 | $1,781 |
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Natural Law | Gilles Raymond | 747 | 1.23 | | $2,220 |
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Commonwealth of Canada | Frantz-Albert Mitton | 139 | 0.23 | | $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. |
| Canadian federal election, 1988: Honoré-Mercier |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Jean Corbeil |
27,451 |
51.54 |
|
$43,927 |
|
Liberal | Vincent Arciresi | 17,421 | 32.71 | – | $39,082 |
|
New Democratic | Vincent Marchione | 6,687 | 12.56 | | $11,055 |
|
Green | Mario Paul | 1,217 | 2.29 | | $0 |
| |
N/A (Marxist-Leninist) |
Catherine Commandeur |
483 |
0.91 |
|
$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. |
References
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| | Ministers of Labour (1900–1996) | |
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| Ministers of Human Resources
Development (1996–2005)2 | |
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| Ministers of Human Resources
and Skills Development (2005–2013) | |
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| Ministers of Employment
and Social Development (2013–2015) | |
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| Minister of Families, Children
and Social Development (2015–present) | |
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| | Ministers of Labour (1996–2015) | |
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| | Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour (2015–present) | |
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| 1Until 1909, the office of the minister of Labour was a secondary function of the Postmaster-General of Canada. W. L. M. King was the first to hold the office independently.
2The office of Minister of Employment and Immigration, and Minister of Labour were abolished and the office of Minister of Human Resources Development went in force on July 12, 1996. Under the new provisions, a Minister of Labour may be appointed. However, when no Minister of Labour is appointed, the Minister of Human Resources Development shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Labour.
3Styled "Minister of Labour and Housing". |
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