Armand Bois

Armand Bois was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA).[1]

Background

He was born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec on April 21, 1920 and served as a military officer during World War II. Subsequently, he became an army reservist and an insurance agent.

Mayor

Bois served as Mayor of Les Saules, Quebec from 1959 to 1963.

Provincial politics

He ran as a candidate of the newly formed provincial wing of the Ralliement créditiste in 1970 and won, becoming the Member of the National Assembly for the district of Saint-Sauveur.

During his term of office, the party was plagued by internal divisions. While three MNAs remained loyal to Leader Camil Samson, the rest of the caucus withdrew its support and appointed Bois as temporary leader, until a leadership convention could determine a new leader.

A year later Yvon Dupuis was chosen as leader. Nonetheless, Bois and most of his colleagues lost their bid for re-election in 1973.

Death

Bois died on August 31, 2001.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.

See also

National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Francis Boudreau (Union Nationale)		 MNA for Saint-Sauveur
1970–1973 		Succeeded by
District divided into Taschereau and Vanier
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