Pierre de Bané
Canadian politician (1938–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pierre De Bané PC QC (Arabic: بيير دي باين; August 2, 1938 – January 9, 2019) was a Canadian senator. He was the first Palestinian and the first person of Middle Eastern descent to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada in Matane and next Matapédia—Matane, and was a member of the Canadian Cabinet.[1]
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Pierre De Bané | |
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بيير دي باين | |
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans | |
In office September 30, 1982 – June 29, 1984 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
Preceded by | Roméo LeBlanc |
Succeeded by | Herb Breau |
Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion | |
In office March 3, 1980 – January 11, 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
Preceded by | Elmer MacKay |
Succeeded by | Herb Gray |
Minister of Supply and Services | |
In office November 24, 1978 – June 3, 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Goyer |
Succeeded by | Roch LaSalle |
Senator for De la Vallière, Quebec | |
In office June 29, 1984 – August 2, 2013 | |
Nominated by | Pierre Trudeau |
Appointed by | Jeanne Sauvé |
Preceded by | Jean Marchand |
Succeeded by | Raymonde Saint-Germain |
Member of Parliament for Matapédia—Matane | |
In office May 22, 1979 – June 28, 1984 | |
Preceded by | Riding re-created |
Succeeded by | Jean-Luc Joncas |
Member of Parliament for Matane | |
In office June 25, 1968 – May 21, 1979 | |
Preceded by | Riding re-created |
Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | (1938-08-02)August 2, 1938 Haifa, Mandatory Palestine |
Died | January 9, 2019(2019-01-09) (aged 80) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Elisabeth Nadeau (m. 1980) |
Children | 1 |
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