- Armand Bois
Armand Bois was a politician in
Quebec ,Canada and a Member of theNational Assembly of Quebec (MNA). [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/b/BOISA.htm Biography of Armand Bois, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]Background
He was born in
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec onApril 21 ,1920 and served as a military officer duringWorld War II . Subsequently, he became an army reservist and aninsurance agent .Mayor
Bois served as Mayor of
Les Saules, Quebec from 1959 to 1963.Provincial politics
He ran as a candidate of the newly formed provincial wing of the Ralliement créditiste in 1970 and won, becoming the Member of the National Assembly for the district of Saint-Sauveur.
During his term of office, the party was plagued by internal divisions. While three MNAs remained loyal to Leader
Camil Samson , the rest of the caucus withdrew its support and appointed Bois as temporary leader, until a leadership convention could determine a new leader.A year later
Yvon Dupuis was chosen as leader. Nonetheless, Bois and most of his colleagues lost their bid for re-election in 1973.Death
Bois died on
August 31 ,2001 .Footnotes
ee also
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History of Quebec
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