Roch Bolduc, OC

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, CQ

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 (born September 10, 1928) is a former Canadian

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 civil servant and Senator from the province

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 of Quebec

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Born in Saint-Raphaël, Quebec

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, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948 and a Doctorate of Law degree in 1951 from Université Laval

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He was summoned to the Senate in 1988 on the advice of Prime Minister

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 Brian Mulroney

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 and represented the senatorial division of Gulf, Quebec. He sat as a Progressive Conservative

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 and retired in 2003.

In 1984, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada

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. In 1998, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec

National Order of Quebec

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He married Gisèle Lacroix in 1954. They have four children: Louise, Jacques, André and Richard.