Gérald Laniel

Politician

1924 –

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Who is Gérald Laniel?

Gérald Laniel was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. His career included work as an insurance broker and in the military, including service as a Royal Canadian Air Force flying officer during World War II and as a reservist from 1949 to 1958.

He represented the Quebec electoral district of Beauharnois—Salaberry since his election there in the 1962 federal election. He was re-elected in 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1979 and 1980, serving eight consecutive terms in the 25th to 32nd Canadian Parliaments.

Laniel left federal politics in 1984 to join the Saint Lawrence Seaway Commission.

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Born
Aug 8, 1924
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
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on July 23, 2013

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