Andre Riedl | |
Birth Date: | 10 October 1940 |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec |
Death Place: | Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec |
Party: | ADQ → Liberal |
Office: | MNA for Iberville |
Term Start: | April 25, 2007 |
Term End: | November 5, 2008 |
Predecessor: | Jean Rioux |
Successor: | Marie Bouillé |
Spouse: | Louise Faubert |
André Riedl (October 10, 1940 - April 5, 2023)[1] was a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Iberville from 2007 to 2008.
Born in the Saint-Henri neighbourhood in Montreal on October 10, 1940, Riedl went on a training course with the Canadian Forces in 1957. He was later for nine years the president of BOC Gaz Canada, a gas and equipment supplier. He also did international public speaking and was involved in the Missisquoi and Magog-Orford Chamber of Commerce. He once said that "unions are a necessary evil".[2] Riedl was first elected in the 2007 election as a member of the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) with 42% of the vote. Liberal incumbent Jean Rioux finished third with 25% of the vote. Riedl took office on April 12, 2007.[3] On October 23, 2008, Riedl crossed the floor to the governing Liberal Party.[4]