Fernand Girard Explained

Fernand Girard
Birth Date:1924 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Saint-Cyriac, Quebec
Death Place:Québec, Quebec
Spouse:Rose Ange Plourde
(m. 1 July 1949 - ?)[1]
Annette Labelle
(m. unknown)
Riding:Lapointe
Term Start:August 1953
Term End:June 1957
Profession:journalist
Party:Independent

Fernand Girard (19 February 1924  - 2 July 2004) was an Independent member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Cyriac, Quebec and became a journalist, including editor of Le Réveil de Jonquière.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Lapointe riding in the 1953 general election. After serving his only term, the 22nd Canadian Parliament, Girard was defeated by Augustin Brassard of the Liberal party.

After this, Girard moved to provincial politics where he became general secretary and cabinet chief of Quebec's Union Nationale party, serving under Premier Daniel Johnson, Sr. After his retirement, he became vice-president of Société québécoise d’initiative pétrolière (SOQUIP).[2]

In 1954, with Gaston D'Auteuil, Girard wrote the book Artisans d'un beau Royaume, a historic review of the Sageunay-Lac-Saint-Jean area.

Girard died at Jonquière on 2 July 2004, aged 80.[3]

References

  1. Book: Normandin, Pierre G. . The Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1954 .
  2. News: M. Fernand Girard . Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians . Beyond the Hill . Autumn 2004 . 2009-06-28 . 21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071020035853/http://www.exparl.ca/pdf/Beyond-the-Hill-Fall-2004_e.pdf . 20 October 2007 . dmy .
  3. Book: Répertoire des écrivains et des écrivaines du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean . September 2004 . Réseau BIBLIO du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean . French . Braham, Hager . 111 . 2009-06-28 .