Political party Liberal Party Liberal Party of Canada Name Ernest Bertrand | Role Politician Resigned August 23, 1949 Died October 11, 1958 | |
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Preceded by District was created in 1933 Born December 14, 1888
Somerset, Quebec ( 1888-12-14 ) | ||
Succeeded by J.-Eugene Lefrancois | ||
Ernest Bertrand, PC (December 14, 1888 – October 11, 1958) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Somerset, Quebec, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the Quebec riding of Laurier in the 1935 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1940, 1945, and 1949. He was the Minister of Fisheries, Minister of Fisheries (Acting), and Postmaster General in the cabinet of Mackenzie King.
A lawyer by training, he had served as Senior Crown Prosecutor before entering politics, and had been an associate of Charles Trudeau.
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