John LaBossiere
Male, Person
1935 –
Who is John LaBossiere?
John B. LaBossiere was a Canadian politician who was leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party from 1976 to 1980. The party's first francophone leader, he was noted for making inroads into the province's Acadian community, taking the party to a then-record level of support in the 1978 provincial election. He was also an early advocate of environmentalism in the province, building his campaign on opposition to aerial spraying and to the proposed Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station.
A teacher by profession, he taught at the Bonar Law High School in Rexton, New Brunswick, and was married to Ferne LaBossiere, a native of Tide Head, New Brunswick. He was a graduate of the University of New Brunswick. LaBossiere was active in many community organizations and deeply committed to many causes. He was elected and served on the Rexton-Richibucto school board for many years.
He ran for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 1978 and 1995 elections.
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