Jean-Paul Racine
Canadian politician
Intro | Canadian politician | |
Places | Canada | |
was | Merchant Politician | |
Work field | Business Politics | |
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Birth | 8 February 1928 | |
Death | 13 January 1988 (aged 59 years) |
Jean-Paul Racine (8 February 1928 – 13 January 1988) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Quebec and became a lumber merchant and manufacturer by career.
He was first elected at the Beauce riding in the 1958 general election and served one term before being defeated there in 1962 by Gérard Perron of the Social Credit party. Racine was again defeated by Perron in 1963 but won the seat back in 1965 for one final Parliamentary term. In the 1968 election, Racine lost the seat to another Social Credit candidate, Romuald Rodrigue.