Preceded by first member Party Bloc Quebecois Role Politician | Name Bernard Cleary Political party Bloc Quebecois Succeeded by Josee Verner | |
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Born May 8, 1937 (age 87)
Mashteuiatsh, Quebec ( 1937-05-08 ) Books L' Enfant de 7000 Ans: Le Long Portage Vers la Delivrance | ||
Bernard Cleary (born May 8, 1937 in Mashteuiatsh, Quebec) is a Canadian politician.
Cleary was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 2004. 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.
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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