Gérard Girouard

Gérard Girouard (born March 27, 1933 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec - d. May 22, 2017) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer and professor of law by career.[1]

Gérard Girouard
Member of Parliament
for Labelle
In office
April 1963 – November 1965
Preceded byGaston Clermont
Succeeded byGaston Clermont
Personal details
Born(1933-03-27)March 27, 1933
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
DiedMay 22, 2017(2017-05-22) (aged 84)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Social Credit
Spouse(s)Shirley Morgan
Professionlawyer, professor of law

The son of Joseph Girouard and Marie Roy, he was educated at the Séminaire de Mont-Laurier and the University of Ottawa, and practised law in Mont-Laurier.[2] He was first elected at the Labelle riding in the 1963 general election as a Social Credit party candidate. On 23 April 1964, he left that party and joined the Progressive Conservative party caucus. After completing his term in the 26th Canadian Parliament, Girouard was defeated in the 1965 federal election at the Hull riding by Alexis Caron.[1]

In 1955, he married Shirley Morgan.[2]

He died on 22 May 2017 at St-Hyacinthe Hospital.[1]

References
  1. Gérard Girouard – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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