Yvon Brochu

Yvon Brochu was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA). [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/b/brocy.htm Biography of Yvon Brochu, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]

Background

He was born in Asbestos on April 25, 1944 and was a psychologist.

First Term

Brochu 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 Richmond.

His party was plagued by internal divisions. While three MNAs remained loyal to Leader Camil Samson, the rest of the caucus, including Brochu, withdrew its support and appointed Armand Bois as temporary leader, until a leadership convention could determine a new leader.

A year later Yvon Dupuis was chosen as leader. Nonetheless, Brochu and most of his colleagues lost their bid for re-election in 1973. Brochu lost his against Liberal Yvon Vallières.

econd Term

Brochu joined a group of "Créditiste" dissidents called Parti présidentiel in 1974 and became its leader in 1975. Subsequently the Parti présidentiel merged with the Union Nationale.

Brochu won back his seat to the legislature as a Union Nationale candidate. He also served as his party's House Leader from 1979 to 1980.

He did not run for re-election in 1981. Vallières succeeded him again.

Retirement from Politics

After he retired from politics, Brochu worked as a translator and as an ordained minister.

Footnotes

ee also

* History of Quebec

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