Raymond Savard | |
Birthname: | Pierre Raymond Savard |
Birth Date: | 29 June 1927 |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Death Place: | Verdun, Quebec, Canada |
Riding: | Verdun |
Term Start: | May 1977 |
Term End: | November 1984 |
Predecessor: | Bryce Mackasey |
Successor: | Gilbert Chartrand |
Office2: | Mayor of Verdun, Quebec |
Term Start2: | 1985 |
Term End2: | 1993 |
Predecessor2: | Lucien Caron |
Successor2: | Georges Bossé |
Profession: | businessperson |
Party: | Liberal Party of Canada |
Pierre Raymond Savard (29 June 1927 – 20 July 2021) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. His career included various business interests including merchandising, administration and store ownership. Savard entered national politics at Quebec's Verdun electoral district following a by-election victory on 24 May 1977. He was re-elected in the 1979 and 1980 federal elections, but defeated in 1984 by Gilbert Chartrand of the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the latter stages of the 30th Canadian Parliament, and for full terms in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments.[1] He later served as the mayor of Verdun, Quebec from 1985 to 1993.[2] Savard died on 20 July 2021 at the age of 94.[3] [4]