Paul Mercier | |
Birth Date: | 26 July 1924 |
Birth Place: | Brussels, Belgium |
Party: | Bloc Québécois |
Parliament2: | Canadian |
Riding2: | Terrebonne—Blainville |
Term Start2: | October 25, 1993 |
Term End2: | November 27, 2000 |
Predecessor2: | Monique Landry |
Successor2: | Diane Bourgeois |
Office3: | Mayor of Blainville, Quebec |
Term Start3: | 1977 |
Term End3: | 1993 |
Predecessor3: | André De Carufel |
Successor3: | Onil Charron |
Paul Mercier (26 July 1924 – 7 August 2013) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2000. By career, he was a professor and businessman.
Born in Brussels, Belgium, he was elected in the Blainville—Deux-Montagnes electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 federal election. He was re-elected in Terrebonne—Blainville riding in the 1997 federal election. He served in the 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments and left Canadian politics in 2000 without seeking a third term in Parliament.
From 1977 to 1993, Mercier served as Mayor of Blainville. He died 7 August 2013.[1]
Mercier served in the Belgian Army from 1944 to 1945.