André Riedl (October 10, 1940 - April 5, 2023) was a politician from

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, Canada. He was a Member of the

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for the electoral district of Iberville from 2007 to 2008. Born in the

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neighbourhood in

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on October 10, 1940, Riedl went on a training course with the

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in 1957. He was later for nine years the president of BOC Gaz Canada, a gas and equipment supplier. He also did international

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and was involved in the Missisquoi and Magog-Orford

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. He once said that "unions are a necessary evil". Riedl was first elected in the 2007 election as a member of the

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(ADQ) with 42% of the vote.

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incumbent

Jean Rioux Jean Rioux (born June 9, 1953) is an educator, businessman and Quebec politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Saint-Jean as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2015 until 2019. He previously represented Iberville in ...

finished third with 25% of the vote. Riedl took office on April 12, 2007. On October 23, 2008, Riedl

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to the governing Liberal Party.Un adéquiste traverse la chambre, La Presse, October 23, 2008
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* 1940 births Action démocratique du Québec MNAs French Quebecers Living people Politicians from Montreal Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub