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Yvon-Roma Tassé | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Quebec East | |
| In office 31 March 1958 –17 June 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Louis St. Laurent |
| Succeeded by | Jean Robert Beaulé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1910 |
| Died | 28 August 1998 (aged 87) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | civil engineer |
Yvon-Roma Tassé, CM (1 October 1910 –28 August 1998) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
Tasséwas born in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon,Quebec and became a civil engineer by trade. [1] He was instrumental in opening the Saint Lawrence River for ships during the winter season. [2]
His first federal election campaign was at the Quebec South electoral district for a by-election in September 1955. In the 1958 general election,he won the Quebec East riding and served one term,the 24th Canadian Parliament during which he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works from November 1959 to November 1961 and again for the first four months of 1962. Tasséwas defeated in the 1962 election by Jean Robert Beaulé of the Social Credit party.
In 1993,Tasséwas awarded the Order of Canada. He died on 28 August 1998. [2]
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