Gérard-Raymond Morin

Gérard-Raymond Morin (born January 17, 1940) is a Quebec politician. He served as the member for Dubuc in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1989 until 1998.

Gérard-Raymond Morin
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Dubuc
In office
September 25, 1989 – November 30, 1998
Preceded byHubert Desbiens
Succeeded byJacques Côté
Personal details
Born (1940-01-27) January 27, 1940
La Baie, Quebec
Political partyParti Québécois
ProfessionPolitician

Biography

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 councilor from 1980 to 1984 and then became Mayor of La Baie from 1984 to 1988. He ran in Dubuc in 1989 and won, he was re-elected without any difficulty in 1994 as the Parti Québécois formed the government

He was 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]

Electoral record

Provincial
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisGérard-Raymond Morin16,75963.50
LiberalJeanne Lavoie7,14227.06
Action démocratiqueJean-François Simard2,1628.19
Natural LawDaniel Gaudet3281.24
Total valid votes 26,39198.54
Total rejected ballots 3921.46
Turnout 26,78377.74
Electors on the lists 34.450–
1989 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisGérard-Raymond Morin12,58954.91
LiberalAntonin Tremblay10,33745.09
Total valid votes 22,92696.49
Total rejected ballots 8333.51
Turnout 23,75973.07
Electors on the lists 32,517–

References
  1. Gérard-Raymond Morin Quebec National Assembly Biography
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