Roger Pilote (March 4, 1934—January 6, 2023) was a Canadian politician. He served as the member of the

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for the riding of

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from 1970 to 1976 as a member of the

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. Pilote was born on March 4, 1934, in

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and attended primary schooling there. He later attended

Université de Sherbrooke The Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS; Quebec English, English: ''University of Sherbrooke'') is a French-language Public university, public research university in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, with a second campus in Longueuil, a suburb on the Mont ...

. He served as an associate professor of accounting at l'École de commerce de Chicoutimi from 1961 to 1968 and at l'

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from 1968 to 1969. Pilote was a Liberal member of the

for

from

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until his defeat in the 1976 election. Pilote died January 6, 2023, in

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, Quebec.

References

1934 births 2023 deaths 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec Academic staff of the Université du Québec People from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Université de Sherbrooke alumni {{Quebec-politician-stub