Bernard Valcourt
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The Honourable Bernard Valcourt PC QC |
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| Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche | |
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In office 2011–2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jean-Claude D'Amours |
| Succeeded by | René Arseneault |
| MLA for Edmundston | |
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In office 1995–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Roland Beaulieu |
| Succeeded by | Madeleine Dubé |
| Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Victoria | |
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In office September 4, 1984 – October 25, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Eymard Corbin |
| Succeeded by | Pierrette Ringuette |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 18, 1952 Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Conservative (2011–) |
| Other political affiliations |
Progressive Conservative (1984–1993) |
| Residence | Edmundston, New Brunswick |
| Profession | lawyer |
Bernard Valcourt, PC QC (born February 18, 1952) is a Canadian politician and lawyer, who served as Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Madawaska—Restigouche, New Brunswick until he was defeated in the 2015 federal election.
Valcourt was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1984 election that brought Brian Mulroney to power. He was appointed to the Cabinet of Canada in 1986 as a Minister of State. In January 1989, he was promoted to Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, but was forced to resign from Cabinet in August when he was involved in a drunk driving motorcycle accident that cost him an eye.
He returned to Cabinet seven months later as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. In 1991, he was promoted to Minister of Employment and Immigration, and held the position until the government of Mulroney's successor as Progressive Conservative Party leader and prime minister, Kim Campbell, was defeated in the 1993 election. Valcourt was defeated in that election, along with every Tory MP in Atlantic Canada except Elsie Wayne.
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