Rosaire Gendron

Who was Rosaire Gendron?

Rosaire Gendron was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in Saint-François-Xavier, Quebec, he was a Chartered Accountant by career.

Gendron attended schools in Saint-François-Xavier, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, Saint-Victor, Lévis then Université Laval.

After an unsuccessful attempt to win the Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata electoral district in the 1962 federal election, he won that riding in the 1963 election. Gendron was re-elected in the 1965, 1972, 1974, 1979 and 1980 elections. He left federal politics after serving six terms from the 27th to the 32nd Canadian Parliaments.

Between 1956 and 1968 he was mayor of Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, also serving as president of the Union of Municipalities of Quebec in 1964-1965. He also served as executive vice-president for the Chamber of Commerce of Quebec at one time.