André Pelletier was a Canadian politician and a two-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Legislative Assembly of Quebec

The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...

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Background

He was born on April 28, 1898 in Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Quebec

Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! is a parish in the regional county municipality of Témiscouata, Quebec, near the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada...

, Bas-Saint-Laurent

Bas-Saint-Laurent

The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:...

 and became an insurance agent.

School Board President

Pelletier served as School Board President of Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! from 1937 to 1944.

Member of the legislature

He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1944 election

Quebec general election, 1944

The Quebec general election of 1944 was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Union Nationale, led by former premier Maurice Duplessis, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Adélard Godbout...

 in the provincial district of Témiscouata

Témiscouata (provincial electoral district)

Témiscouata was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in Eastern Quebec, it was formed in 1867 and was merged with Kamouraska in 1973 to form the new riding of Kamouraska-Témiscouata....

 and won against Liberal incumbent Joseph-Alphonse Beaulieu. He was re-elected in the 1948 election

Quebec general election, 1948

The Quebec general election of 1948 was held on July 28, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Adélard Godbout.This was the third time ...

, but he did not run for re-election in the 1952 election

Quebec general election, 1952

The Quebec general election of 1952 was held on July 16, 1952 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Georges-Émile Lapalme.This was the...

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