Senatorial Designation: La Salle, Que.
Born: Montreal, Que. November 30, 1934.
Education: Mont St. Louis; B.A. (Political Science) University of Ottawa; LL.B. (Law) Univ. of Montreal.
Parliamentary Service: First elected to the House of Commons in by-election of 1964. Re-elected 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984 and 1988. Appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Manpower and Immigration (1971); to Secretary of State (1972); to Minister of Regional Economic Expansion (1972). Appointed Party Critic for Arms Control and Disarmament, February 1989. Appointed Chair, Quebec Liberal Caucus, January 15, 1992. Sworn to Queen's Privy Council, July 1, 1992. Appointed to Senate May 26, 1993.
Special Interests: International Politics.
Parliamentary Address: The Senate of Canada, Ottawa, Ont. KlA 0A4.
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