Georges Villeneuve

Georges Villeneuve (20 February 1922 – 17 February 2020) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.[1]

Georges Villeneuve
Mayor of Mistassini, Quebec
In office
1961–1968
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Roberval
In office
10 August 1953 – 30 March 1958
Preceded byPaul-Henri Spence
Succeeded byJean-Noël Tremblay
Personal details
Born(1922-02-20)20 February 1922
Saint-Prime, Quebec, Canada
Died17 February 2020(2020-02-17) (aged 97)
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionNotary

After school studies in Saint-Prime, then at the seminaries in Chicoutimi and Nicolet, Villeneuve began law studies in 1946 at Université Laval in Quebec City. After his graduation in 1949, he was granted status as a notary and opened a practice in Mistassini that August.

Villeneuve was first elected at the Roberval riding in the 1953 general election then re-elected for one more term in 1957. He was defeated in the 1958 election by Jean-Noël Tremblay of the Progressive Conservative party. Villeneuve made two further unsuccessful attempts to win back Roberval in 1962 and 1965.

From 1961 to 1968, Villeneuve was mayor of Mistassini.[2] He continued his notary practice until his retirement in 1985.[2]

References
  1. Pétrin, Guillaume (18 February 2020). "L'ancien maire de Mistassini Georges Villeneuve s'éteint". lequotidien.com (in French). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. Leclerc, Manon; Desgagné, Lana. "PB33 Collection Georges Villeneuve" (PDF) (in French). Centre d'archives de la MRC du Dimaine-du-Roy. Retrieved 20 June 2009.


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