Guy Gauthier (March 20, 1920 - March 10, 2014) was a

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politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

Background

He was born in Acton Vale,

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and became a

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City Politics

Gauthier served as a city councillor from 1950 to 1953, as Mayor from 1955 to 1972 and as school board member from 1959 to 1963 in Saint-Michel-des-Saints.

Member of the legislature

He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1966 election in the provincial district of Berthier and won. He served as the

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to the Minister of Health in 1969 and 1970. He was re-elected in the 1970 election. Gauthier served as his party's Deputy House Whip from 1966 to 1972. He lost the 1973 election against

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candidate

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References

1920 births 2014 deaths Mayors of places in Quebec Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs {{Quebec-mayor-stub