Ghislain Maltais
Ghislain Maltais | |
|---|---|
 Ghislain Maltais in February 2017. | |
| Senator for Quebec (Shawinegan) | |
| In office January 6, 2012 – April 22, 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Preceded by | Lucie Pépin |
| Succeeded by | Tony Loffreda |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saguenay | |
| In office June 20, 1983 – September 12, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Lucien Lessard |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 22, 1944 Sacré-Coeur, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
Ghislain Maltais (born April 22, 1944) is a Canadian politician. He served in the Senate of Canada from January 6, 2012 to April 22, 2019 as a Conservative representing the Senate division of Shawinegan (Quebec).
Early life and education[]
He was born in Sacré-Coeur, Quebec and studied at the Université du Québec à Rimouski.
Political career[]
Maltais was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate in the 1981 Quebec election, but won a by-election on June 20, 1983. He was a member of the Quebec National Assembly representing Saguenay from 1983 until 1994, when he did not run for re-election.[1] He was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate in the 1997 federal election in Charlevoix.
Prior to being appointed to the Senate by Stephen Harper, Maltais was a political organizer for the Conservative Party of Canada.[2] He worked on contract for the Conservative Party from 2006 to 2007, and has been the director of the Conservative Party in Quebec since 2009.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Two Quebecers among new senate appointments". CJAD News. January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Harper appoints seven Tory faithful to Senate". CTV News. January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ Galloway, Gloria (January 6, 2012). "PM appoints seven new senators, many with Tory ties". Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
External links[]
- Senate biography
- Ghislain Maltais – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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