About Fernand Lafontaine
Lived 1922 – 2010 (aged 87). Fernand Lafontaine was a Canadian politician.
Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine (November 14, 1922 – June 21, 2010) was a Canadian politician and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became an engineer.
Lafontaine ran as a Union Nationale candidate in a by-election held on September 16, 1959 in the provincial district of Labelle and won. He was re-elected in the 1960, 1962, 1966 and 1970 elections.
He served as his party's campaign manager from 1963 to 1970.
He was appointed to the cabinet in 1966 and served as minister of public works until 1967 and as minister of highways until 1970. Lafontaine was defeated against Liberal candidate Roger Lapointe in the 1973 election.
He died in Sainte-Véronique, Quebec.
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Who was Fernand Lafontaine?
Canadian politician (1922-2010)
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Fernand Lafontaine was born on 14 November 1922 in Montreal.
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Fernand Lafontaine died on 21 June 2010 in Rivière-Rouge.
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Fernand Lafontaine was a politician.
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Fernand Lafontaine was Canadian.
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