Jacques Tétreault (8 April 1929 – 20 August 2018) was a Canadian politician and lawyer who was a member of the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

from 1988 to 1993. His background was in law. He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Laval-des-Rapides electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the

34th Canadian Parliament The 34th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 12, 1988, until September 8, 1993. The membership was set by the 1988 federal election on November 21, 1988, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it wa ...

but did not seek another term in Parliament in the 1993 federal election. Tétrault had also previously served as mayor of

Laval Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...

between 1965 and 1973. He also was a leadership candidate for the Union Nationale in May 1976, but was defeated by Rodrigue Biron. A street near the Montmorency metro station in Laval is named after him.

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* 1929 births 2018 deaths French Quebecers Lawyers from Montreal Mayors of Laval, Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Montreal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{Quebec-mayor-stub