Roch Pinard, (July 26, 1910 – April 23, 1974) was a Canadian politician. Born in Nicolet,

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

, he was a lawyer before being elected to the

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in Quebec the riding of Chambly—Rouville in 1945 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1949 election and the 1953 election. From 1954 to 1957, he was the

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and in 1955 he was the Postmaster General (Acting). Pinard was one of Canada's delegates to the Tenth session of the United Nations General Assembly, 1955–1956.

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* 1910 births 1974 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Postmasters general of Canada 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub