Alphée Poirier (August 20, 1905 – August 9, 1978) was a

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politician who served in the

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from 1952 to 1960. He was born in

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. He studied medicine at the

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and graduated in 1938. He won the seat of Bellechasse for the Union nationale in the

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, and was re-elected in

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. He was defeated in the 1960 election.

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* 1905 births 1978 deaths Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs People from Rimouski Politicians from Bas-Saint-Laurent Politicians from Chaudière-Appalaches Université Laval alumni 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Union-Nationale-Quebec-MNA-stub