Gilles Bernier (other)
Gilles Bernier may refer to: * Gilles Bernier (Quebec politician) (born 1934), Canadian politician and diplomat, MP for Beauce, 1984–1997 *Gilles Bernier (New Brunswick politician) Gilles Bernier (born August 6, 1955 in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada) is a former Canadian politician. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Progressive Conservative to represent the riding of Tobique—Mactaquac To ...

Gilles Bernier (Quebec Politician)
Gilles Bernier (born July 15, 1934) is a former Canadian politician and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament representing the riding of Beauce from 1984 to 1997, initially as a Progressive Conservative and later as an Independent. He later served as Canada's ambassador to Haiti from 1997 to 2001. Life and career Bernier was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Annette (Letourneau) and Amedee Bernier. Bernier moved to the Beauce in 1953 to pursue a radio career at CKRB in Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, and quickly became a local celebrity. Capitalizing on his popularity, he decided to go into politics in the 1984 election. He served two terms as a Tory but was forced to run as an independent in the 1993 election after Kim Campbell barred him from running under the PC banner due to fraud charges, of which he was later acquitted. In 1997, Jean Chrétien named him ambassador to Haiti, and Liberal candidate Claude Drouin succeeded him in the 1997 election. Bernier's son, Ma ...
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