Patrice Tardif (politician)

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Patrice Tardif
Tardif in 1947
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Frontenac
In office
1935–1939
Preceded byHenri-Louis Gagnon
Succeeded byHenri-Louis Gagnon
In office
1952–1956
Preceded byHenri-Louis Gagnon
Succeeded byGérard Noel
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for De la Vallière
In office
1952–1968
Preceded byErnest Ouellet
Succeeded byInstitution abolished in 1968
Personal details
Born(1904-06-17)June 17, 1904
Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac, Quebec
DiedMay 1, 1989(1989-05-01) (aged 84)
Quebec City, Quebec
Political partyUnion Nationale

Patrice Tardif (June 17, 1904 – May 1, 1989) was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).[1]

Early life[edit]

He was born on June 17, 1904, in Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac and became a farmer.

Member of the legislature[edit]

He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Frontenac in the 1935 provincial election and won. Tardif joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in 1936, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Henri-Louis Gagnon in 1939.

Mayor[edit]

Tardif served as Mayor of Saint-Méthode from 1939 to 1947.

Cabinet Member[edit]

Tardif was re-elected in 1944 and became Minister without Portfolio. He was re-elected in 1948, but was defeated in 1952.

Legislative Councillor[edit]

He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1952 and represented the division of De la Vallière until the institution was abolished in 1968.

Death[edit]

He died on May 1, 1989.

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.