Gaston Clermont

Gaston Clermont (5 December 1913 – 12 January 2005) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada and a Canadian businessman.^[2]

Gaston Clermont
Member of Parliament for Labelle
In office October 1960 – April 1963
Preceded by	Henri Courtemanche
Succeeded by	Gérard Girouard
In office November 1965 – June 1968
Preceded by	Gérard Girouard
Succeeded by	Léo Cadieux
Member of Parliament for Gatineau
In office June 1968 – March 1979
Preceded by	Joseph Isabelle
Succeeded by	René Cousineau
Personal details
Born	5 December 1913 Chomedey, Quebec
Died	12 January 2005(2005-01-12) (aged 91) Ottawa, Ontario[1]
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Businessman, executive, manager

Clermont was born in Chomedey, Quebec (now Laval, Quebec). He is the son of Romain Clermont and Dina Hotte. Clermont was educated in Montreal and entered business at Thurso. In 1946, he married Marie-Blanche Boulerice.^[3]

He was first elected at the Labelle riding in a 31 October 1960 by-election and served for the latter portion of the 24th Canadian Parliament. He remained a Member of Parliament there until 1968, except for a one-term defeat in the 1963 federal election by the Social Credit party's Gérard Girouard.^[2]

For the 1968 federal election, Clermont switched to the Gatineau riding and was elected there for three terms. He left national office after completing his term in 1979 with the 30th Parliament.^[2]

References

1. "Obituaries". Ottawa Citizen. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
2. Gaston Clermont – Parliament of Canada biography
3. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.