Jean-Paul Bordeleau

Jean-Paul Bordeleau
Jean-Paul Bordeleau with his spouse Suzanne after winning the 1981 election
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec
In office
1976–1985
Preceded byRoger Houde
Succeeded byRaymond Savoie [fr]
ConstituencyAbitibi-Est
Personal details
Born(1943-01-31)31 January 1943
Chazel, Quebec, Canada
Died29 January 2022(2022-01-29) (aged 78)
Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
Political partyPQ

Jean-Paul Bordeleau (31 January 1943 – 29 January 2022) was a Canadian politician.[1] He represented the constituency of Abitibi-Est in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1976 to 1985 under the banner of the Parti Québécois.

Biography[edit]

Bordeleau began his career as an architect, working from 1966 to 1976.[2] He was elected for the first time in 1976 and re-elected in 1981[3] alongside Gilles Baril from Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue.[4] During his mandate, he collaborated with Val-d'Or mayor André Pelletier to build a bypass around the city.[3] He was also parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Energy and Resources and the Minister of Manpower and Income Security. He was also vice-president of the council of deputies of the Parti Québécois[5] and Chairman of the Committee on Economics and Labor prior to his defeat in 1985.[2]

In 1985, Bordeleau's parliamentary office was vandalized and multiple files were stolen. During this time, demonstrators had been demanding the reopening of a factory, which had closed its doors the year prior.[6] Workers who had been laid off set up camp outside his office and condemned his absence in the drive to reopen the factory.[7] After his departure from the National Assembly of Quebec, he was political attaché to André Pelletier from 1994 to 1999.[2]

Bordeleau served on the Conseil des aînés from 2001 to 2005.[8] He was also President of the Comité de toponymie de la Ville de Val-d'Or and President of the Association Québec-France pour l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue.[2] In October 2013, he wrote the book Parole de gauchers alongside Léandre Normand. He was a member of the organizing committee of the Prix littéraire jeunesse Télé-Québec.[9][10] He also sat on the omité de rétablissement du caribou de Val-d'Or.[11]

Jean-Paul Bordeleau died in Abitibi-Témiscamingue on 29 January 2022, two days shy of his 79th birthday.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jean-Paul Bordeleau, ancien député d'Abitibi-Est, nous a quittés". Radio-Canada (in French). Abitibi-Témiscamingue. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bordeleau, Jean-Paul, 1943-". Bibliothèque et Archives nationales (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b Dénommé, François-Olivier (31 January 2022). "L'ancien député Jean-Paul Bordeleau nous quitte". iHeartRadio (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ Bouchard, Jacques; Gravel, Pierre (16 April 1981). "Notes politiques - les retrouvailles du PQ". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ Samson, Jean-Jacques (6 May 1983). "Conseil des députés du PQ". Le Soleil (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ^ Osborn, Francine (6 March 1985). "Forex: Jolivet rencontre les intervenants demain". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ Beaulieu, Camille (27 July 1985). "Dès mardi - La Banque Royale boycottée?". La Tribunelocation= (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Jean-Paul Bordeleau (2001-2004)". Conseil des aînés (in French).
  9. ^ "Anciens parlementaires en action". Bulletin de l'Amicale Amicale des anciens parlementaires du Québec (in French).
  10. ^ "Présentation". Prix littéraire jeunesse TQ (in French).
  11. ^ "Jean-Paul Bordeleau". Humanima (in French).
  12. ^ "L'ancien député Jean-Paul Bordeleau n'est plus". Le Citoyen Rouyn (in French). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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