Denis Hardy (politician) explained

Denis Hardy
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Terrebonne
Term Start1:1965
Term End1:1966
Predecessor1:Lionel Bertrand
Successor1:Hubert Murray
Term Start2:1970
Term End2:1976
Predecessor2:Hubert Murray
Successor2:Élie Fallu
Office3:Vice President of the National Assembly of Quebec
Term Start3:1970
Term End3:1973
Predecessor3:Roland Théorêt
Successor3:Harry Blank
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:27 January 1936
Birth Place:Saint-Thérèse, Quebec

Denis Hardy (27 January 1936 – 12 May 2016)[1] [2] was a Canadian Liberal Quebec politician.

He was born in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec to Hervé Hardy and Jeanne Lafleur. He studied law and political science at the University of Montreal and went on to practice law. He then became a professor of law and political science at Collège Lionel-Groulx.

He was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Terrebonne in 1965 and was defeated for re-election the next year. He was then elected to the same position in 1970 and 1973, serving from 1970 until 1976. He was the body's Vice President from 1970 until 1973.[3]

Hardy married Rosemère Caron in 1969. After retiring, he held many civic positions and practiced law with the firm of Duquette and Hardy.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/hardy-denis-3595/biographie.html Profile, Quebec Assembly
  2. Web site: Décès et funérailles de l’ex-député Denis Hardy. 30 May 2016. Benoît Bilodeau. Nord Info et Voix des Mille-Iles. 2016-06-11. 2016-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160810010551/http://www.nordinfo.com/Actualites/2016-05-30/article-4543871/Deces-et-funerailles-de-l%E2%80%99ex-depute-Denis-Hardy/1. dead.
  3. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/patrimoine/vicepres.html Vice-présidents depuis 1909