Raymond Perrault
Raymond "Ray" Joseph Perrault PC (born February 6, 1926 in Vancouver , British Columbia ; † November 24, 2008 ) was a Canadian communications advisor and Liberal Party politician who represented British Columbia's interests in both the House of Commons and the Senate .
Life
After attending school, Perrault completed a degree and worked as a communications consultant after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA).
His political career began in 1959 when he became chairman of the British Columbia Liberal Party and held that position until 1968. At the same time he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from September 1960 to 1968 .
Perrault was elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party in the general election of June 25, 1968 in the constituency of Burnaby-Seymour as a member of the House of Commons, although he lost this mandate again in the subsequent general election on October 30, 1972 . During this time he was from October 1970 to February 1972 first Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labor and then to September 1972 to the Minister for Labor and Immigration.
In October 1973, Perrault was appointed Senator for British Columbia on the proposal of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau , where he represented the North Shore-Burnaby Senate District until February 2001 .
During his long membership in the Senate, he was first from August 1974 to June 1979 leader of the parliamentary group of the government majority in the Senate and as such also a member of the 20th Federal Cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau . After the election defeat by the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada , he was leader of the opposition in the Senate between May and December 1979 , before he was again leader of the ruling majority in the Senate between March 1980 and September 1982.
During this time he was also regional minister for British Columbia from February 1981 to August 1982 in the 22nd federal cabinet headed by Prime Minister Trudeau . After a government reshuffle, he was last Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sports between September 1982 and August 1983.
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| SURNAME | Perrault, Raymond |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Perrault, Raymond Joseph (full name); Perrault, Ray (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vancouver , British Columbia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 24, 2008 |