Background
He was born in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in the Lanaudière region of Quebec and worked as a doctor.
He was born in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in the Lanaudière region of Quebec and worked as a doctor.
He was a Liberal candidate in the 1945 federal election and was elected in the riding of Berthier-Maskinongé but did not run in the 1949 federal election. Laurendeau was mayor of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon for eight years.