Marcel Masse
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The Honourable Marcel Masse |
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Masse in 2012
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Frontenac |
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In office 1984–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Léopold Corriveau |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Guy Chrétien |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Montcalm | |
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In office 1966–1973 |
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| Preceded by | Gérard Martin |
| Succeeded by | District merged with Joliette |
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May 27, 1936 Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec |
| Died | August 25, 2014 (aged 78) Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Marcel Masse, PC OQ (May 27, 1936 – August 25, 2014) was a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal MP and federal cabinet minister.
Masse was educated at the Université de Montréal and pursued graduate work in Paris. He worked as a high school teacher in Joliette, Quebec from 1962 to 1966.
In the 1966 Quebec provincial election, he was elected to the Quebec legislative assembly in the riding of Montcalm as a member of the Union Nationale (UN), a conservative political party. He served as a minister in the governments of Quebec premiers Daniel Johnson (1966–1968) and Jean-Jacques Bertrand (1968–1970).
Masse was re-elected in 1970. He was a leadership candidate at the party convention of 1971, but lost by 21 votes. He left the Union Nationale to sit as an independent until his term expired in 1973. In 1974, Masse was hired by the engineering firm Lavalin as an administrator.
He attempted to win a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative candidate, but was defeated in the 1974 and 1980 federal elections. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Frontenac in the 1984 election that brought Brian Mulroney and the Tories to power.
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