Bernard Cleary
Canadian politician
Bernard Cleary (May 8, 1937 – July 27, 2020)[1] was a Canadian politician. He was born in Mashteuiatsh, Quebec.
Cleary was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2004 Canadian federal election. He was the Bloc Québécois member of parliament for the riding of Louis-Saint-Laurent.
In 2006, he was defeated by Josée Verner from the Conservative Party of Canada.
He was the first person of Aboriginal descent to be elected in Quebec.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Décès de l'ancien député bloquiste Bernard Cleary".
- ↑ "Meet Canada's first Innu MP, the Bloc's Bernard Cleary". The Hill Times, November 8, 2004.
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