Maurice Richard (Quebec politician)
- Maurice Richard (Quebec politician)
Maurice Richard is a politician in Quebec, Canada, a two-term Member of the National Assembly of Quebec and the current Mayor of Bécancour, Centre-du-Québec. [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/q-r/richm.htm Biography of Maurice Richard, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]
Background
He was born on September 22, 1946 in Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval, Centre-du-Québec and owned a grocery store.
Town politics
Richard served as City Councillor from 1971 to 1976 and Mayor from 1976 to 1985 in Bécancour. He came out in the 1970s. [citation |url=http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070312/CPACTUALITES/703120651/1019/CPACTUALITES |title=Gai et politicien: le difficile marriage |first=Mario |last=Girard |date=March 12, 2007 |accessdate=2008-01-19 |periodical=La Presse ]
Political career
He ran as the Liberal candidate to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1985 election in the district of Nicolet and won against Parti Québécois incumbent Yves Beaumier. He was re-elected in the 1989, but was defeated in 1994 elections.
From 1987 until his defeat, Richard chaired the "Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Committee".
Political comeback
Richard was returned as Mayor of Bécancour in 1995. He was re-elected in 1999, 2003 and 2005.
References
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