Gilles Gauthier Explained

Gilles Gauthier
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Trois-Rivières
Predecessor:Yves Gabias
Successor:Guy Bacon
Term Start:1969
Term End:1970
Birth Date:3 September 1935
Birth Place:Louiseville, Quebec, Canada
Party:Union Nationale

Gilles Gauthier (September 3, 1935 – August 17, 2015) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly.

Background

Gilles Gauthier was born on September 3, 1935, in Louiseville, Quebec, and was a lawyer. He died on August 17, 2015, at the age of 79.[1]

Federal Politics

Gauthier ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal district of Trois-Rivières in 1968, but lost against Liberal incumbent Joseph-Alfred Mongrain.

Member of the Legislature and work for the Montréal Conservatoire

Gauthier ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in a 1969 by-election, following the resignation of Yves Gabias and won.

Gauthier lost his bid for re-election in 1970 and was defeated in the district of Champlain in 1976. In 1978-1979 he served as the interim director of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal after Raymond Daveluy left the post. He was succeeded by Albert Grenier.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gauthier, Gilles . Coopérative funéraire de la Mauricie . 14 February 2024.