Louis-Roland Comeau
Louis-Roland Comeau, CM (born 7 January 1941) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a professor by career.
Louis-Roland Comeau | |
|---|---|
| President of Université Sainte-Anne | |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| Succeeded by | Omer Blinn |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for South Western Nova | |
| In office 25 June 1968 – 30 October 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Riding created |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haliburton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1941 Meteghan, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | professor |
Biography edit
Education edit
Comeau graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree from Dalhousie University after obtaining an engineering and science degree from Saint Mary's University.
Political career edit
He was first elected at the South Western Nova riding in the 1968 general election. After serving in the 28th Canadian Parliament, Comeau left federal office and did not campaign in the 1972 election.
After politics edit
Since that time he served on various boards, chairing life insurance company Assomption Vie and air traffic control operator Nav Canada. He also chaired the Independent Review Panel on New Brunswick's Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation System from 2007 to 2008.[1]
A library at Université Sainte-Anne bears his name, where he became chancellor in 1994. He also became the seventh chancellor of the University of Moncton in 2004.[2]
Comeau became a Member of the Order of Canada in 2002.[3]
Personal life edit
Comeau and his wife, Clarice Theriault, have three children.
Electoral record edit
| 1968 Canadian federal election: West Nova | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Louis-Roland Comeau | 14,543 | 52.33 | |||||
| Liberal | John Stewart | 12,290 | 44.22 | |||||
| New Democratic | Rae Gilman | 655 | 2.36 | |||||
| Independent PC | N. Evan Atkinson | 293 | 1.05 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 27,791 | 100.00 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Biographies". Government of New Brunswick, Independent Review Panel. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ^ "Louis Comeau devient le septième chancelier de l'Université de Moncton" (in French). University of Moncton. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Order of Canada citation
External links edit
- Louis-Roland Comeau – Parliament of Canada biography