Jean Lapierre | |
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Minister of Transport | |
In office July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
Preceded by | Tony Valeri |
Succeeded by | Lawrence Cannon |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Shefford | |
In office 1979–1993 | |
Preceded by | Gilbert Rondeau |
Succeeded by | Jean H. Leroux |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Outremont | |
In office June 28, 2004 – January 28, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Martin Cauchon |
Succeeded by | Thomas Mulcair |
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Personal details | |
Born | Jean-Charles Lapierre May 7, 1956 Bassin[broken anchor], Quebec, Canada |
Died | March 29, 2016 Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada | (aged 59)
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Spouse |
Nicole Beaulieu (m. 1989) |
Residence(s) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Profession | Broadcaster |
Jean-Charles Lapierre PC (May 7, 1956 – March 29, 2016) was a Canadian politician and television and radio broadcaster. After retiring from the government in 2007, he served as a political analyst in a variety of venues.
He was Paul Martin's Quebec lieutenant during the period of the Martin government. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1978, serving from 1979 to 1993, and representing the riding of Shefford. He sat as a Liberal from 1979 to 1990, and later as an independent. He returned after an eleven-year absence when he won a seat in the 2004 federal election for the Montreal riding of Outremont. On July 20, 2004, he was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Transport, serving until the 2006 election. Lapierre resigned as the MP for Outremont on January 28, 2007.
In 2016, Lapierre died on a private plane that crashed on approach to Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport. Seven people died in the crash, including four of his family members; they were travelling to his father Raymond's funeral. Both pilots died.[1][2]