Benoît Serré Explained

Benoît Serré
Birth Date:7 April 1951
Birth Place:Field, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Ontario, Canada
Riding1:Timiskaming
Term Start1:1993
Term End1:1997
Predecessor1:John MacDougall
Successor1:riding dissolved
Riding2:Timiskaming—Cochrane
Term Start2:1997
Term End2:2004
Predecessor2:first member
Successor2:riding dissolved
Party:Liberal

Benoît Serré (April 7, 1951 – May 11, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Timiskaming—French River from 1993 to 1997, and Timiskaming—Cochrane from 1997 to 2004, in the House of Commons of Canada. He was a member of the Liberal Party. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources.

Serré was an accountant and business consultant before entering politics. He is the younger brother of Gaetan Serré, who served as MP for the neighbouring riding of Nickel Belt from 1968 to 1972.[1]

He did not stand for re-election in the 2004 election. Serré died on May 11, 2019, from cancer.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://images.ourontario.ca/NipissingOuest/58286/data "Les frères Serre de Field"
  2. Web site: Mort de l'ancien député fédéral franco-ontarien Benoît Serré.
  3. Web site: Read recent and archived obituaries and memorial notices from Postmedia Obituaries.