Gilbert F. Rondeau

Background

He was born in Sainte-Élisabeth-de-Warwick, Quebec and became a businessman, industrialist and insurance agent.

Career

After re-election to a second term in the 1963 election, Rondeau was defeated in 1965 by Liberal candidate Louis-Paul Neveu. Being one of the few Social Cr politicians who was able to speak English, Rondeau helped represent the predominantly francophone party across Canada. In the 1979 election, Rondeau campaigned at Shefford as an independent but lost to Jean Lapierre of the Liberals.

Rondeau died on 9 March 1994 because of complications arising from gallstone removal surgery.

Achievements

• His next election campaign was in the 1962 federal election where he won the Shefford riding for the Social Cr Party. Rondeau won the Shefford seat back in the following national election in 1968, and was re-elected in 1972 and 1974.

Politics

Rondeau first campaigned in the 1949 federal election at the Beauharnois riding for the Union of Electors party, but did not win the seat. But Rondeau"s political career was ended by charges of Unemployment Insurance fraud for which he was convicted and sentenced to a five-month prison term. Because of these legal problems, he was ejected from the Social Cr Party in 1977 and was an independent member for the remainder of the 30th Canadian Parliament.