Paul Mercier (Bloc Québécois MP)

Paul Mercier
Member of Parliament for Blainville—Deux-Montagnes
In office
1993–1997
Preceded by Monique Landry
Succeeded by riding dissolved
Member of Parliament for Terrebonne—Blainville
In office
1997–2000
Preceded by first member
Succeeded by Diane Bourgeois
Mayor of Blainville, Quebec
In office
1977–1993
Preceded by André De Carufel
Succeeded by Onil Charron
Personal details
Born 26 July 1924
Brussels, Belgium
Died 7 August 2013(2013-08-07) (aged 89)
Political party Bloc Québécois

Paul Mercier (26 July 1924 – 7 August 2013) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000. By career, he was a professor and businessman.

Born in Brussels, Belgium, he was elected in the Blainville—Deux-Montagnes electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 federal election. He was re-elected in Terrebonne—Blainville riding in the 1997 federal election. He served in the 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments and left Canadian politics in 2000 without seeking a third term in Parliament.

From 1977 to 1993, Mercier served as Mayor of Blainville. He died 7 August 2013.[1]

Mercier served in the Belgian Army from 1944 to 1945.

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