Prosper Boulanger Explained

Prosper Boulanger
Constituency Mp:Mercier
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:André Gillet
Successor:Céline Hervieux-Payette
Term Start:1962
Term End:1979
Birth Date:November 17, 1918
Birth Place:St-Eugène de l'Islet, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:businessman

Prosper Boulanger (November 17, 1918 December 5, 2002) was a Canadian politician and businessman from Montréal.[1] [2] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1962 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Mercier. He was re-elected in 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972 and 1974.

Early life and education

He attended Adelard-Langevin School, St. Louis Academy, and the Plateau secondary school in Montreal.

Career

Boulanger was a Montreal councilman and commissioner.

During his career as a Member of Parliament, he was Chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs and also a member of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Forestry and the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and Organization and served as Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole. Boulanger was also a councillor on the Montreal City Council and also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force between 1939 and 1946.

Despite his six terms, Boulanger spoke only once in Parliament, in 1962.[3] He was the assistant Liberal whip.

Civic activities

Boulanger was active in the East Montreal Businessmen's Association and the eastern division of the Montreal Red Cross, and served as president of those organizations.

Personal life

He was married and had four children.

Notes and References

  1. News: 25 October 1972 . Mercier wasn't completely overcome by Trudeaumania . 2024-06-21 . The Montreal Star . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Prosper Boulanger, M.P. . 2024-06-22 . Parliament of Canada.
  3. News: Hunter . Iain . April 15, 2003 . Does Alan Lowe really want this job? . 2024-06-22 . Times Colonist . Newspapers.com.