Théogène Ricard

Théogène Ricard PC (born April 30, 1909 in Saint-Guillaume-d'Upton , Québec ; † April 7, 2006 ) was a Canadian economic manager and politician of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada , who was a member of the lower house for fifteen years and was a brief minister .

Life

After attending school, Ricard worked as a commercial, insurance agent and personnel manager in the private sector.

In the general election of June 10, 1957 , Ricard was elected for the first time as a member of the lower house as a candidate for the progressive-conservative party in the constituency of Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot and was a member of this for more than fifteen years until the election on October 30, 1972 . During his tenure in the House of Commons, he was Vice-Chairman of the Standing House of Commons Committee on Industrial Relations between May 1958 and July 1959.

Ricard served from January 18 to April 19, 1962 and again from August 17, 1962 to February 6, 1963 as Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker . In addition, he acted between 1962 and March 18, 1963 as the first parliamentary manager ( Chief Government Whip ) of the faction of the progressive-conservative party in the lower house.

On March 18, 1963, he was Prime Minister Diefenbaker to Minister without Portfolio in the 18th Canadian Cabinet called and held this position until the end of Diefenbakers term on 21 April 1963rd

After his party's defeat in the general election on April 8, 1963 , Ricard was the opposition spokesman for labor. He later served as vice-chairman of the party committee of the Progressive Conservative Party from 1966 to September 1968 and was then from September 1968 to December 1972 spokesman for the opposition for public works.

Web links and sources

• Curriculum Vitae (Canadian Parliament homepage)