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♂ Gérard Pelletier
aliasGérard Pelletier
Record
48838 · 198

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 21 June 1919 → 104 years + 11 months ago
Lived 78 years
First mandate 8 November 1965 → 58 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 4 months
Death 22 June 1997 → 26 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 9 months after 29 August 1975
Special notes
None
 
Gérard Pelletier (1919–1997)
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 9 16

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 27
LIB
 1 Minister 48–49 20 Apr 1968 — 05 Jul 1968 0 2 15
2. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister 49–53 06 Jul 1968 — 26 Nov 1972 4 4 20
3. CA 28
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister 51–52 11 May 1971 — 11 Aug 1971 0 3 0
4. CA 29–30
LIB
 2 Minister 53–56 27 Nov 1972 — 28 Aug 1975 2 9 1
 1. Without portfolio
 2. Secretary of State of Canada
 3. Communications [Int]
 4. Communications

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Jacques Ferron  m 
⊖ Jacques Lavoie  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ G.-Raymond Laliberté  m 
 
Eligible: 45,314 Votes: 25,539 Participation: 56.36% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Québec
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25220(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 11,929 47.76% +7,027 Loser:
NDP
 4,902 19.62% Claude Richer

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,907 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 Québec
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10075(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/5 12,080 55.14% +6,360 Loser:
PC
 5,720 26.11% Michel Gagnon

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,498 Votes: 25,337 Participation: 62.56% Candidacies: 6
Federal
29		 Québec
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10325(F) — 26 Feb 2023 17:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/6 11,235 44.34% +5,036 Loser:
PC
 6,199 24.47% Jacques Lavoie

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,884 Votes: 22,991 Participation: 59.13% Candidacies: 7
Federal
30		 Québec
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10589(F) — 29 Jan 2022 23:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/7 10,561 49.86% +4,126 Loser:
PC
 6,435 30.38% Jacques Lavoie
After his election:
29 Aug 1975 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 1 month 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,884 Votes: 16,955 Participation: 43.60% Candidacies: 7
Federal
30		 Québec
14 October 1975
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10882(F) — 29 Jun 2023 23:01 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
PC
 8,236 48.58% Jacques Lavoie

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Gérard Pelletier		  6 Jun 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Pelletier, Gérard		  6 Jun 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Gérard Pelletier, P.C., C.C., M.P.		  6 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Gérard Pelletier, C.P., C.C., député		  6 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gérard Pelletier		  6 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gérard Pelletier (journaliste)		  6 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Jun 2024 19:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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