François Gérin Explained

François Gérin
Constituency Mp:Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Claude Tessier
Successor:Maurice Bernier
Term Start:1984
Term End:1993
Birth Date:3 August 1944
Birth Place:Coaticook, Quebec, Canada
Party:Progressive Conservative (1984–1990)
Independent (1990–1991)
Bloc Québécois (1991–1993)
Profession:Lawyer

François Gérin (3 August 1944 – 3 April 2005) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer by career.

Gérin was born in Coaticook, Quebec.

He represented the Quebec riding of Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead where he was first elected in the 1984 federal election under the Progressive Conservative party. He was re-elected in 1988, therefore becoming a member in the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.

However, he left the Progressive Conservative party on 5 May 1990 and became independent until he formally became a founding member of the Bloc Québécois in September 1991. In 1993, Gérin left federal politics and did not seek a third term in the House of Commons.