Roch Boivin Explained

Roch Boivin
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Dubuc
Predecessor:District created in 1965
Successor:Ghislain Harvey
Term Start:1966
Term End:1973
Birth Date:14 October 1912
Birth Place:Chicoutimi, Quebec
Death Place:Chicoutimi-Nord, Quebec
Party:Union Nationale

Roch Boivin (October 14, 1912  - January 17, 1979) was a Canadian politician and a two-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

Background

He was born on October 14, 1912, in Chicoutimi, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and became a physician.

Mayor

Boivin served as Mayor of Chicoutimi-Nord, Quebec from 1949 to 1972.

Member of the legislature

He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1966 election in the provincial district of Dubuc and won. He was re-elected in the 1970 election.

Cabinet Member

He was appointed to the Cabinet in 1966 and served as Minister without Portfolio assigned to Health until 1970. Boivin lost the 1973 election against Liberal candidate Ghislain Harvey.

Death

He died on January 17, 1979.