Gilles Houde Explained

Gilles Houde
Birth Date:April 23, 1932
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Magog, Quebec, Canada
Party:Liberal
Office:MNA for Fabre
Term Start:1966
Term End:1976

Gilles Houde (April 23, 1932 – June 14, 2014) was a Canadian politician who served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1966 to 1976.[1] He represented the electoral district of Fabre as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Prior to his career in politics, Houde worked as a physical education teacher. Following his defeat in the 1976 election, he joined Le Devoir as a sportswriter, and later hosted sports and health programming for both Télévision de Radio-Canada and TVA.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lerefletdulac.com/Actualites/Societe/2014-06-17/article-3766817/Gilles-Houde-rend-lame-a-82-ans/1 "Gilles Houde rend l'âme à 82 ans"