René Laurin

René Laurin
MP
Mayor of Joliette
In office
2001–2013
Preceded byDanielle Laferrière
Succeeded byAlain Beaudry
Member of Parliament for Joliette
In office
25 October 1993 – 27 November 2000
Preceded byGaby Larrivée
Succeeded byPierre Paquette
Personal details
Born(1940-02-04)4 February 1940
Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Died21 January 2023(2023-01-21) (aged 82)
Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
ProfessionTeacher
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René Laurin (4 February 1940 – 21 January 2023) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1993 to 2000.

Born in Joliette, Quebec, Laurin was a teacher in Joliette's public and secondary schools after receiving a certificate from Ignace-Bourget College in 1969. Previously, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Joliette Seminary, and a Bachelor of Science in Communication at École des Hautes Études commerciales de Montréal. Between 1969 and 1971 he was general director of the Nouvelle-Acanadie School Board in the Joliette district, after which he joined the Joliette School Board until 1993.[1]

Laurin was elected in the Joliette electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 and 1997 federal elections, thus serving in the 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments. Laurin did not seek a third term in Parliament and left Canadian politics in 2000. He then became mayor of Joliette, serving 12 years in that position until his retirement in 2013.[2]

Laurin died on 21 January 2023, at the age of 82.[3]

Electoral record

1997 Canadian federal election: Joliette
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois René Laurin 22,605 46.54 $58,632
Progressive Conservative Anie Perrault 17,417 35.86 $27,044
Liberal Denise Cloutier Bergeron 7,452 15.34 – $19,618
Natural Law Gilles Roy 594 1.22 $707
New Democratic Jacques Trudeau 502 1.03 $910
Total valid votes 48,570 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,407
Turnout 50,977 73.56
Electors on the lists 69,304
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

References

  1. ^ a b Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Spring 1994. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Lemire, Louis-Antoine (12 March 2013). "Le maire Laurin quittera la vie politique" [Mayor Laurin will leave political life]. Le Journal de Joliette (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ "L'ancien maire René Laurin est décédé". L'action. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.