Ernest Bertrand Explained

Ernest Bertrand
Constituency Mp:Laurier
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:District was created in 1933
Successor:J.-Eugène Lefrançois
Term Start:1935
Term End:1949
Birth Date:14 December 1888
Birth Place:Somerset, Quebec, Canada
Party:Liberal

Ernest Bertrand, (December 14, 1888  - October 11, 1958) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Somerset, Quebec, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the Quebec riding of Laurier in the 1935 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1940, 1945, and 1949. He was the Minister of Fisheries, Minister of Fisheries (Acting), and Postmaster General in the cabinet of Mackenzie King.

A lawyer by training, he had served as Senior Crown Prosecutor before entering politics, and had been an associate of Charles Trudeau.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: J.C.E. Trudeau dies in Florida: French Canada Loses Prominent Businessman. 11 April 1934. Montreal Gazette. 1, 10. 1 November 2015.