Canadian politician (1940–2024)
Gérard-Raymond Morin (27 January 1940 – 9 December 2024) was a Canadian politician. He served as the member for Dubuc in the National Assembly of Quebec as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1989 until 1998.
Early career
Morin graduated in commerce from the Collège Saint-Joseph in La Baie in 1958. He was employed at Consolidated-Bathurst as a paper-maker.
He was the president of the Consolidated-Bathurst Plant National Union from 1976 to 1982.
Political career
Morin was a municipal councillor from 1980 to 1984 and then was the mayor of La Baie from 1984 to 1988. He ran for election in Dubuc in 1989 and won, he was re-elected without any difficulty in 1994 as the Parti Québécois formed the government.
He was the parliamentary secretary to the minister responsible for the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region in the Bouchard government.
He did not seek re-election in 1998.[1]
Death
Morin died in La Baie on 9 December 2024, at the age of 84.[2]
Electoral record
Provincial
| 1989 Quebec general election
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
%
|
|
|
Parti Québécois |
Gérard-Raymond Morin |
12,589 |
54.91
|
|
|
Liberal |
Antonin Tremblay |
10,337 |
45.09
|
| Total valid votes
|
22,926 |
96.49
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
833 |
3.51
|
| Turnout
|
23,759 |
73.07
|
| Electors on the lists
|
32,517 |
–
|
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