Romuald Rodrigue (June 5, 1929 – April 19, 2020) was a

Ralliement créditiste There were a few political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement in Quebec. There were various parties at different times with different names at the provincial level, all broadly following the social credit philosophy; th ...

and Social Credit party member of the

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. He was an accountant, administrator and manager by career. Born in Saint-Georges,

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, ...

, Rodrigue attended the local high school and studied at Saint-Georges Seminary. He was elected at the

Beauce Beauce may refer to: * Beauce, France, a natural region in north-central France * Beaucé, a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, France * Beauce, Quebec Beauce (; ) is a historical and traditional region of Quebec, Canada, lo ...

riding in the 1968 general election and served one term, the

28th Canadian Parliament The 28th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 12, 1968, until September 1, 1972. The membership was set by the 1968 federal election on June 25, 1968, and it changed only slightly due to resignations and by-elections until it was di ...

. Initially, his party was known as the Ralliement créditiste; in April 1971, it became known as Social Credit. Rodrigue left federal politics after he was defeated at Beauce in the

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, ...

and 1974 federal elections.

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* 1929 births 2020 deaths Canadian accountants Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Saint-Georges, Quebec Politicians from Chaudière-Appalaches Social Credit Party of Canada MPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{quebec-MP-stub