Gérald Laniel (8 August 1924 – 2 February 2016) was a

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member of the

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. His career included work as an insurance broker and in the military, including service as a

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flying officer during

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and as a

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from 1949 to 1958. He represented the Quebec electoral district of

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since his election there in the 1962 federal election. He was re-elected in

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

and

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

, serving eight consecutive terms in the 25th to

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s. Laniel served first as Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole from 10 October 1970 to 9 May 1974 and then as Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 30 September 1974 to 14 December 1979. He later served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce. Laniel left federal politics in 1984 to join the

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Commission.

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* 1924 births 2016 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs People from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Politicians from Montérégie Canadian military personnel of World War II Royal Canadian Air Force officers 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub