- Antonio Flamand
Antonio Flamand was a
nationalist politician inQuebec ,Canada .Background
He was born on
June 28 ,1933 in Saint-Honoré,Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean . He moved to Rouyn-Noranda and made career in accounting and education.Member of the Legislature
Flamand won a seat to the
National Assembly of Quebec in 1966 in the district of Rouyn-Noranda and was a member of the Union Nationale. In 1969 though, he left his party and sat as an Independent to protest against the passage of Bill 63, a controversial language legislation. He did not run for re-election in 1970.City Politics and Retirement
He served as a city councillor in Rouyn from 1971 to 1973.
Flamand ran as a
Parti Québécois candidate in 1973, but lost against Ralliement créditiste LeaderCamil Samson .External links
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/c/cardjg.htm Assemblée nationale du Québec profile] fr icon
s-ttl|title=MNA for Rouyn-Noranda
years=1966–1970
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