About Bernard Cleary
Lived 1937 – 2020 (aged 83). Bernard Cleary was a Canadian politician, university teacher, journalist, negotiator and businessperson.
Bernard Cleary (May 8, 1937 – July 27, 2020) was a Canadian politician.
Cleary was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2004 Canadian federal election. He was the Bloc Québécois member of parliament for the riding of Louis-Saint-Laurent. He was the Bloc's critic to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Prior to being elected, Cleary was a businessman, chief negotiator, journalist and professor.
In 2006, he was defeated by Josée Verner from the Conservative Party of Canada.
Cleary was born in Mashteuiatsh, Quebec. He was the first person of Aboriginal descent to be elected in Quebec, as well as the first Innu person elected from any province, to the House of Commons.
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Who was Bernard Cleary?
Canadian politician
When was Bernard Cleary born?
Bernard Cleary was born on 8 May 1937 in Mashteuiatsh.
When did Bernard Cleary die?
Bernard Cleary died on 27 July 2020 in Charny.
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Bernard Cleary was a politician, university teacher, journalist, negotiator and businessperson.
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Bernard Cleary was Canadian.
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