Jean-Maurice Simard

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name = Jean-Maurice Simard


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birth_date = birth date|1931|6|21
birth_place = Rivière-Bleue, Quebec
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death_date = death date and age|2001|6|16|1931|6|21|mf=y
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residence = Edmundston, New Brunswick
education = University of Ottawa
McGill University
occupation = Chartered Accountant, Politician
party = Progressive Conservative
spouse = Francine Fréchette
children = 1 son, 2 daughters
parents = J. Evariste Simard &
Marie-Anna Ouellet
religion = Roman Catholic

Jean-Maurice Simard (June 21, 1931 - June 16, 2001) was a Canadian Chartered Accountant and politician remembered as an strong promoter of French language rights and defender of Canadian bilingualism. [Richard Starr, Richard Hatfield: The Seventeen Year Saga, ISBN 0887801536, 1988, 258 pages]

He was born in Rivière-Bleue, Quebec in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region near Maine and New Brunswick. He studied at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario and McGill University in Montreal. A chartered accountant, he practiced in Edmundston, New Brunswick.

Jean-Maurice Simard was the brother of politician Montcalm Simard, who was a Union Nationale member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1966 to 1973.

Federal Politics

In the 1968 federal election, he ran unsuccessfully as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Madawaska—Victoria to his Liberal opponent, Eymard Corbin.

Member of the Provincial Legislature

He ran as a Progressive Conservative and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the riding of Edmundston in the 1970 election. He was re-elected in 1974, 1978, and 1982. He was the Minister of Finance (from 1970 to 1974), Chair of the Treasury Board (from 1976 to 1978) and Minister for Public Service Reform (from 1982 to 1985).

enator

In 1985, he resigned his seat to the legislature to accept an appointment by Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Edmundston. He sat with the Progressive Conservative caucus, except for the period from March 15 to June 30, 1988 when he sat as an Independent Progressive Conservative. [ [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=3971cd60-4c2a-4154-938c-80acb94ad497&Language=E&MenuID=lists.senators.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2Flists%2Fsenators.aspx%3FLanguage%3DE%26Parliament%3D%26Name%3Dsimard%26Party%3D%26Province%3D%26Gender%3D%26Current%3DFalse%26PrimeMinister%3D%26TermEnd%3D%26Ministry%3D%26Picture%3DFalse Biography of The Hon. Jean-Maurice Simard, B.Admin., D.Adm., Canadian Parliament] ]

Jean-Maurice Simard died in office in 2001. [ [http://www.parl.gc.ca/37/1/parlbus/chambus/senate/deb-e/050db_2001-09-19-E.htm?Language=E&Parl=37&Ses=1#1 Debates of the Senate, 1st Session, 37th Parliament, Volume 139, Issue 50, Wednesday, September 19, 2001] ]

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