Gilles Gauthier

Gilles Gauthier
Gilles Gauthier
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Trois-Rivières
	In office; 1969–1970
Preceded by	Yves Gabias
Succeeded by	Guy Bacon
Personal details
Born	September 3, 1935; Louiseville, Quebec, Canada
Died	August 17, 2015 (aged 79)
Political party	Union Nationale

Gilles Gauthier (September 3, 1935 – August 17, 2015) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly.^[1]

Background

Gilles Gauthier was born on September 3, 1935, in Louiseville, Quebec, and was a lawyer. He died on August 17, 2015, at the age of 79.^[2]

Gauthier ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal district of Trois-Rivières in 1968, but lost against Liberal incumbent Joseph-Alfred Mongrain.

Gauthier ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in a 1969 by-election, following the resignation of Yves Gabias and won.

Gauthier lost his bid for re-election in 1970 and was defeated in the district of Champlain in 1976. In 1978-1979 he served as the interim director of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal after Raymond Daveluy left the post. He was succeeded by Albert Grenier.

^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
^ "Gauthier, Gilles". Coopérative funéraire de la Mauricie. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

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