Gilles Bernier (other)
Gilles Bernier may refer 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 la ... (born 1934), Canadian politician and diplomat, MP for Beauce, 1984–1997 * Gilles Bernier (New Brunswick politician) (born 1955), Canadian politician, MP for Tobique—Mactaquac, 1997–2000 {{hndis, Bernier, Gilles ...
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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 Prime Minister Kim Campbell, the party's leader, barred him from running under the PC banner due to fraud charges. Bernier was later acquitted of the charges, and re-admitted to the PC caucus by succeeding leader Jean Charest. In 1997, Prime Minister Jean Ch ...
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