Canadian politician
Hédard Robichaud
In office Monarch Elizabeth II Governors General Roland Michener Jules Léger Edward Schreyer Premier Richard Hatfield Preceded by Wallace Samuel Bird Succeeded by George Stanley In office Appointed by Pierre Trudeau In office Preceded by Albany Robichaud Succeeded by Herb Breau
Born Hédard Joseph Robichaud
(1911-11-02 ) November 2, 1911Shippagan , New Brunswick , CanadaDied August 16, 1999(1999-08-16) (aged 87)Bathurst, New Brunswick , Canada Political party Liberal Parent
Hédard Joseph Robichaud PC OC Acadian -Canadian Member of Parliament , Cabinet member, Senator and the first Acadian to be Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick .
Born in Shippagan, New Brunswick , the son of Jean George Robichaud and Amanda Boudreau, he received a B.A. from the Université Saint-Joseph, later the University of Moncton , in 1931.
He first ran for the House of Commons as a Liberal candidate in a 1952 by-election in the riding of Gloucester , New Brunswick and lost. He was elected in the 1953 federal election , and was re-elected in the 1957 , 1958 , 1962 , 1963 and 1965 elections . From 1963 to 1968, he was the Minister of Fisheries .
In 1968, he was appointed to the Senate representing the Senatorial division of Gloucester, New Brunswick. He resigned in 1971 to become the 24th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. He served in that position until 1981.
In 1985, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada .[ 1]
He was the husband of Gertrude Léger (1916-2011) and the father of nine.
Electoral record
Canadian federal by-election, 26 May 1952
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
On Clovis-Thomas Richard's acceptance of an office of
Progressive Conservative Albany Robichaud 11,245
52.30
+22.08
Liberal Hédard Robichaud
10,256
47.70
-22.08
Total valid votes
21,501 100.00
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Post-Confederation Governors before Confederation
Ministers of Marine and Fisheries (1867–1930)1 Ministers of Fisheries (1930–69) Minister of Fisheries and Forestry (1969–71) Ministers of the Environment (1971–76)2 Ministers of State (Fisheries) (1974–76) Minister of Fisheries and the Environment (1976–79) Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (1979–2015)Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2015–)1 The office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries was abolished and the offices of Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Marine were created in 1930. The Minister of Marine office was a precursor to the Minister of Transport.2 From 1971 to 1976 the Minister of the Environment was also the Minister of Fisheries.
