Jacques Olivier
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The Honourable Jacques Olivier PC |
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| 29th Mayor of Longueuil | |
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In office 2001–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Claude Gladu |
| Succeeded by | Claude Gladu |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Longueuil |
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In office 1972–1984 |
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| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Côté |
| Succeeded by | Nic Leblanc |
| Personal details | |
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April 14, 1944 Hull, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party |
Liberal Parti municipal Rive-Sud–Équipe Olivier |
| Profession | Businessman |
Joseph Mario Jacques Olivier, PC (born April 14, 1944) is a Canadian politician, businessman and labour leader. He was mayor of Longueuil, Quebec, from 2001 until 2005 and is a former Member of Parliament.
A hospital worker in his youth, Olivier was elected president of the trade union local at Charles-LeMoyne Hospital and treasurer of Quebec's National Federation of Hospital Employees. In 1970, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau appointed Olivier as an aide to the Canadian Cabinet on labour relations.
In the 1972 election, Olivier was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Longueuil. He served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Labour from 1976 to 1978.
Following the 1980 election, Olivier was elected chair of the Liberal Party's Quebec caucus. In January 1984, Trudeau appointed Olivier to the Cabinet as Minister of State for fitness and amateur sport. Olivier was dropped from Cabinet in June when John Napier Turner became the new prime minister. He was defeated in the subsequent 1984 election.
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