Preceded by Jean-Guy Trepanier Succeeded by Marcel Berard | Name Philippe Demers | |
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Died March 4, 1999(1999-03-04) (aged 79)Charlesbourg, Quebec | ||
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Philippe Demers (April 28, 1919 – March 4, 1999) was a veterinarian and a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
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- Unconventional computing robots and art louis philippe demers
- Louis Philippe Demers THE BLIND ROBOT
- Early life and career
- Municipal politics
- Provincial politics
- Federal politics
- After retirement from politics
- References
Louis-Philippe Demers / THE BLIND ROBOT
Early life and career
He was born in 1919 in Saint-Sébastien, Montérégie. He practiced as a veterinarian in Shawinigan-Sud, Mauricie.
Municipal politics
He served as city councillor from 1953 to 1957 and as mayor of Shawinigan-Sud from 1957 to 1962.
Provincial politics
He successfully ran as the Union Nationale candidate in the provincial district of Saint-Maurice in the 1966 general election to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, defeating the liberal incumbent Jean-Guy Trépanier. Demers was re-elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1970 general election.
In 1973, Demers lost re-election against the liberal candidate Marcel Bérard, finishing a close third behind Bérard and Parti Québécois candidate Yves Duhaime.
Federal politics
Demers ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the district of Champlain in 1980. He finished third, behind Liberal incumbent Michel Veillette and NDP candidate René Matte.
After retirement from politics
He died in Charlesbourg in 1999.