Education
Laval University.
Laval University.
After school studies in Saint-Prime, then at the seminaries in Chicoutimi and Nicolet, Villeneuve began law studies in 1946 at Université Laval in Quebec City. After his graduation in 1949, he was granted status as a notary and opened a practice in Mistassini that August. Villeneuve was first elected at the Roberval riding in the 1953 general election then re-elected for one more term in 1957.
He was defeated in the 1958 election by Jean-Noël Tremblay of the Progressive Conservative party.
From 1961 to 1968, Villeneuve was mayor of Mistassini. He continued his notary practice until his retirement in 1985.