- Georges Farrah
Infobox_Politician
name = Georges Farrah
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birth_date =August 23 ,1957
birth_place = Cap-aux-Meules,Quebec
residence =
office1 = MNA for Îles-de-la-Madeleine
term_start1 = 1985
term_end1 = 1997
predecessor1 =Denise LeBlanc
successor1 =Maxime Arseneau
office2 = Member of Parliament forBonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok
term_start2 = 2000
term_end2 = 2004
predecessor2 =Yvan Bernier
successor2 = riding dissolved
party = Liberal
religion =
occupation =Georges Farrah, PC (born
August 23 ,1957 ) is a Canadian politician.Background
Born in Cap-aux-Meules,
Magdalen Islands ,Quebec , the son of Arthur Farrah and Hilda Boudreau, he was educated in administration at theUniversity of Moncton .Member of the Legislature
Farrah was first elected to the
National Assembly of Quebec as the MNA for Îles-de-la-Madeleine in 1985. He was re-elected twice, served as chief opposition whip following the 1994 elections until his eventual defeat in 1998 to the Parti Québécois candidateMaxime Arseneau .Federal Politics
Farrah was member of the
Liberal Party of Canada in theCanadian House of Commons , representing the riding ofBonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok from 2000 to 2004. Farrah is a former administrator. Farrah was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food with special emphasis on Rural Development, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.He lost his seat in the 2004 election to
Bloc Québécois candidateRaynald Blais .External links
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* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/e-f/FARRG.htm Georges FARRAH] atAssemblée nationale du Québec fr icons-ttl|title=MNA for Îles-de-la-Madeleine
years=1985–1998
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