Claude-Gilles Gosselin

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Claude-Gilles Gosselin was a Canadian politician from Quebec. ^[1]

Contents 1 Background 2 Member of the Legislature 3 Federal Politics 4 Retirement 5 Footnotes

[edit] Background

He was born on March 12, 1924 in East Angus and was a stock farmer.

[edit] Member of the Legislature

Gosselin supported the Union Nationale. He won a by-election in 1957 and became the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the district of Compton.

He was re-elected in 1960, but his party lost the election against Jean Lesage's Liberals. Gosselin supported Jean-Jacques Bertrand over Daniel Johnson, Sr. during the party leadership convention held in Quebec City on September 23, 1961.

Gosselin was re-elected in 1962 and 1966, but was defeated in 1970.

[edit] Federal Politics

He ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the district Mégantic-Compton-Stanstead in 1979, but finished a distant third.

[edit] Retirement

After he retired from politics, Gosselin had a career in the private sector.

[edit] Footnotes

National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by Philodor Ouimet (Liberal)	MLA for Compton 1957–1970	Succeeded by Joseph-Omer Dionne (Liberal)