Lawrence Bergman
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 Quebec Liberal MNA for D'Arcy McGee, Lawrence Bergman |
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| Incumbent | |
|---|---|
| Riding | D'Arcy-McGee (1994-present) |
| In office since | September 12, 1994 |
| Preceded by | Robert Libman |
| Born | December 6, 1940 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party |
Quebec Liberal Party |
Lawrence S. Bergman (born December 6, 1940 in Montreal, Quebec) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of D'Arcy-McGee in Montreal's West Island.
He received a Bachelor of Arts from Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University) in 1961. In 1964, he received a Diploma from the Faculty of Law of Université de Montréal. He became a notary in 1965. He was a practicing notary until his election in 1994.
He was also a member of the disciplinary committee of the Chambre des notaires du Quebec. He also received several honors for his service among the Jewish Community while he was a council member of the Montreal Jewish Community, an honorary president of the Montreal's Jewish community centres and the director of Magen David Adom for Israel. He also worked for the Canadian institute for research on Judaism and McGill University in the faculty of religious studies.
In the 1994 election, he was elected for the first time, winning 65.37% of the valid ballots against the incumbent Robert Libman, as a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the Montreal riding of the D'Arcy-McGee, the only riding in Quebec with a Jewish majority and a safe Liberal riding. This riding has elected a Jewish MNA in every election since its creation in 1965. He was re-elected in the 1998 (winning 90.61% of the valid ballots) and 2003 elections (winning 91.29% of the valid ballots). In 2003, he was appointed Minister of Revenue. He was re-elected for a fourth term in 2007 but was not named in the Jean Charest Cabinet.
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- Lawrence S. BERGMAN. National Assembly of Quebec. Retrieved on September 23, 2005.
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Guy Julien |
Minister of Revenue 2003–2007 |
Succeeded by Jean-Marc Fournier |
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
| Preceded by Robert Libman |
MNA for D'Arcy-McGee 1994–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
