Georges Villeneuve Explained

Georges Villeneuve
Office:Mayor of Mistassini, Quebec
Term Start:1961
Term End:1968
Parliament1:Canadian
Riding1:Roberval
Predecessor1:Paul-Henri Spence
Successor1:Jean-Noël Tremblay
Term Start1:10 August 1953
Term End1:30 March 1958
Birth Date:1922 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Saint-Prime, Quebec, Canada
Profession:Notary
Party:Liberal

Georges Villeneuve (20 February 1922 – 17 February 2020) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.[1]

After school studies in Saint-Prime, then at the seminaries in Chicoutimi and Nicolet, Villeneuve began law studies in 1946 at Université Laval in Quebec City. After his graduation in 1949, he was granted status as a notary and opened a practice in Mistassini that August.

Villeneuve was first elected at the Roberval riding in the 1953 general election then re-elected for one more term in 1957. He was defeated in the 1958 election by Jean-Noël Tremblay of the Progressive Conservative party. Villeneuve made two further unsuccessful attempts to win back Roberval in 1962 and 1965.

From 1961 to 1968, Villeneuve was mayor of Mistassini.[2] He continued his notary practice until his retirement in 1985.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L'ancien maire de Mistassini Georges Villeneuve s'éteint. lequotidien.com. 18 February 2020. Pétrin. Guillaume. 19 February 2020. fr.
  2. Web site: PB33 Collection Georges Villeneuve . French . Centre d'archives de la MRC du Dimaine-du-Roy . Manon . Leclerc . Lana . Desgagné . 20 June 2009 .