Career
He served as Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism in the Province of Quebec government. Biron was manager of his family’s sewer pipe factory in Sainte-Croix, Quebec. Prior to entering provincial politics, he had been a card-carrying supporter of the Liberal Party of Quebec.
Biron served as of the Town of Sainte-Croix, Quebec, from 1971 to 1973.
He became the leader of the conservative Union Nationale (United Nations) party on May 23, 1976. Biron led the party to a modest comeback in the 1976 election, winning 11 seats.
Biron resigned as Union Nationale leader on March 3, 1980, and joined the Province of Quebec on November 11 of that year. The Province of Quebec lost the 1985 election, and Biron lost his seat.
Biron"s brother Paul is a perennial candidate in provincial politics who has run under different labels including Parti démocratie chrétienne du Québec, which was renamed Parti Unité Nationale in 2012.