Claude Lajoie Explained

Claude G. Lajoie
Office:9th Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod
Term Start:July 1984
Term End:July 1985
Predecessor:Thomas Guy Bowie
Successor:René Jalbert
Constituency Mp2:Trois-Rivières
Parliament2:Canadian
Predecessor2:Joseph-Alfred Mongrain
Successor2:Pierre H. Vincent
Term Start2:1971
Term End2:1984
Birth Date:1928 1, df=y
Birth Place:Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Death Place:Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Spouse:Leonore E. Wiren
Party:Liberal Party of Canada
Children:Cindy
Occupation:Building contractor, businessman

Claude G. Lajoie (26 January 1928 – 15 May 2015) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman and building contractor by career.[1]

Born in Trois-Rivières, he represented Quebec's Trois-Rivières electoral district since his victory there in a by-election on 31 May 1971. He was re-elected in the 1972, 1974, 1979 and 1980 federal elections. After serving consecutive terms from the 28th through the 32nd Canadian Parliaments, Lajoie left national politics and did not campaign in the 1984 election.

Notes and References

  1. News: Décès de l'ancien député Claude G. Lajoie. 20 May 2015. Le Nouvelliste. French. 22 June 2015.