Jean-Léo Rochon
Jean-Léo Rochon (3 July 1902 – 21 June 1988) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Augustin, now a part of Mirabel and became an optometrist by career.
Jean-Léo Rochon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Deux-Montagnes | |
| In office 1935–1936 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Sauvé |
| Succeeded by | Paul Sauvé |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Laval | |
| In office June 1962 – June 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Rodrigue Bourdages |
| Succeeded by | Marcel-Claude Roy |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ahuntsic | |
| In office June 1968 – September 1972 | |
| Succeeded by | Jeanne Sauvé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1902 Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 21 June 1988 (aged 85) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Cécile Lalande (m. 3 July 1950) |
| Profession | optometrist |
He was first elected in the 1935 Quebec general election as a Liberal party member of the short-lived 19th Legislative Assembly of Quebec from November 1935 to August 1936, but only served that one term as a provincial politician.
After several provincial and federal election defeats, Rochon won a House of Commons seat at the Laval riding in the 1962 general election. He was re-elected there in the 1963 and 1965 federal elections. For the 1968 federal election, Rochon was re-elected at the Ahuntsic electoral district. He served his final term in the 28th Canadian Parliament then left federal office in 1972 without campaigning for another term in the House of Commons.
Further reading
- Jean-Léo Rochon – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.