Preceded by Paul Comtois Preceded by Germain Hebert Name Clement Vincent | Succeeded by Florian Cote Other political
affiliations Union Nationale | |
Succeeded by District abolished in 1972 Born May 18, 1931 (age 93)
Sainte-Perpetue, Quebec ( 1931-05-18 ) Political party Progressive Conservative | ||
Clément, Vincent "Alexandrie Alexandra" - A la recherche du nouveau Claude François - 20 mars 2012
Clement Vincent (born May 18, 1931) was a Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons.
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- Clment Vincent Alexandrie Alexandra A la recherche du nouveau Claude Franois 20 mars 2012
- Background
- Mayor
- Member of Parliament
- Provincial politics
- Retirement
- References
Background
He was born on May 18, 1931 in Sainte-Perpetue, Centre-du-Quebec. He was a farmer and an entrepreneur.
Mayor
Vincent served as Mayor of Sainte-Perpetue from January 19, 1959 to January 11, 1961.
Member of Parliament
He successfully ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the district Nicolet—Yamaska in the 1962 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1963 and 1965 elections, but resigned in 1966 to enter provincial politics.
Provincial politics
Vincent won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1966 in the district of Nicolet. He supported the Union Nationale and was appointed to the Cabinet, serving as Minister of Agriculture and Colonization from 1966 to 1970. He was re-elected in the 1970 election, but was defeated in the district of Nicolet-Yamaska in the 1973 election.
Retirement
From 1978 to 1983, Vincent was employed by the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec.