Paul Mercier | |
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Member of Parliament for Terrebonne—Blainville (Blainville—Deux-Montagnes; 1993–1997) | |
In office October 25, 1993 –November 27, 2000 | |
Preceded by | Monique Landry |
Succeeded by | Diane Bourgeois |
Mayor of Blainville,Quebec | |
In office 1977–1993 | |
Preceded by | AndréDe Carufel |
Succeeded by | Onil Charron |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 July 1924 Brussels,Belgium |
Died | 7 August 2013 89) | (aged
Political party | Bloc Québécois |
Paul Mercier (26 July 1924 –7 August 2013) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2000. By career,he was a professor and businessman.
Born in Brussels,Belgium,he was elected in the Blainville—Deux-Montagnes electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 federal election. He was re-elected in Terrebonne—Blainville riding in the 1997 federal election. He served in the 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments and left Canadian politics in 2000 without seeking a third term in Parliament.
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Mercier served in the Belgian Army from 1944 to 1945.
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