Toupin was educated at Université Laval, and returned to Manitoba after his graduation. He was the Chair of the La Salle School Board from 1962 to 1966, and Chair of the La Salle Credit Union from 1962 to 1969. He was also a member of the Societe Franco-Manitobaine.
Toupin held several cabinet portfolios during the Schreyer government's second term in office. He was named Minister of Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs from January 28, 1974, and also became the Minister of Cooperative Development responsible for the Liquor Commission on October 15, 1975. Followed a cabinet shuffle on September 22, 1976, he retained the Cooperative Development portfolio and was named Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs for a second time, with responsibility for the Manitoba Telephone System and Communications.[1]
The New Democrats were defeated in the 1977 election, and Toupin personally lost his riding to Tory Bob Anderson[1] by just under 2,000 votes.[3] He did not seek a return to provincial politics after that time. He died on March 15, 2014, at the age of 79.[4]
^ ab"August 1969 - New Democratic Party Success in Manitoba Election. - Formation of N.D.P. Provincial Cabinet.", Keesing's Record of World Events, August 1, 1969
rene, toupin, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2010. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rene Toupin news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Rene Ernest Toupin May 15 1934 March 15 2014 born in Saint Boniface Manitoba was a politician in Manitoba Canada 1 He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977 and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer 1 Toupin was educated at Universite Laval and returned to Manitoba after his graduation He was the Chair of the La Salle School Board from 1962 to 1966 and Chair of the La Salle Credit Union from 1962 to 1969 He was also a member of the Societe Franco Manitobaine He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1969 2 scoring a relatively easy win in the riding of Springfield The NDP formed a minority government following this election and Toupin was named Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs on July 15 1969 2 On December 18 1969 he was transferred to the Ministry of Health and Social Development where he remained for over four years Toupin was narrowly re elected in the 1973 election 1 over Progressive Conservative challenger John Vaags Toupin held several cabinet portfolios during the Schreyer government s second term in office He was named Minister of Tourism Recreation and Cultural Affairs from January 28 1974 and also became the Minister of Cooperative Development responsible for the Liquor Commission on October 15 1975 Followed a cabinet shuffle on September 22 1976 he retained the Cooperative Development portfolio and was named Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs for a second time with responsibility for the Manitoba Telephone System and Communications 1 The New Democrats were defeated in the 1977 election and Toupin personally lost his riding to Tory Bob Anderson 1 by just under 2 000 votes 3 He did not seek a return to provincial politics after that time He died on March 15 2014 at the age of 79 4 References edit a b c d e MLA Biographies Living Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Retrieved 2014 01 12 a b August 1969 New Democratic Party Success in Manitoba Election Formation of N D P Provincial Cabinet Keesing s Record of World Events August 1 1969 Springfield Manitoba Votes 2007 CBC News Retrieved 2014 01 12 Rene Toupin Obituary Winnipeg MB Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rene Toupin amp oldid 1180879266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
