Georges Farrah Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Georges Farrah
Birth Date:23 August 1957
Birth Place:Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada
Constituency Mp:Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok
Parliament:Canadian
Term Start:November 27, 2000
Term End:June 28, 2004
Successor:Raynald Blais
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Term Start1:December 2, 1985
Term End1:November 30, 1998
Predecessor1:Denise Leblanc-Bantey
Successor1:Maxime Arseneau
Party:Liberal
Otherparty:Quebec Liberal Party

Georges Farrah, (born August 23, 1957) is a Canadian politician.

Background

Born in Cap-aux-Meules, Magdalen Islands, Quebec, the son of Arthur Farrah and Hilda Boudreau, he was educated in administration at the University of Moncton.

Member of the legislature

Farrah was first elected to the National Assembly of Quebec as the MNA for Îles-de-la-Madeleine in 1985. He was re-elected twice, served as chief opposition whip following the 1994 elections until his eventual defeat in 1998 to the Parti Québécois candidate Maxime Arseneau.

Federal politics

Farrah was member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok from 2000 to 2004. Farrah is a former administrator. Farrah was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food with special emphasis on Rural Development, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.

He lost his seat in the 2004 election to Bloc Québécois candidate Raynald Blais.