Clément Vincent

Clément Vincent
Clément Vincent
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Nicolet—Yamaska
	In office; 1962–1966
Preceded by	Paul Comtois
Succeeded by	Florian Côté
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet
	In office; 1966–1973
Preceded by	Germain Hébert
Succeeded by	District abolished in 1972
Personal details
Born	May 18, 1931; Sainte-Perpétue, Quebec
Died	April 4, 2018 (aged 86); Drummondville, Quebec
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Other political; affiliations	Union Nationale
Cabinet	Provincial:; Minister of Agriculture and Colonization (1966-1970)

Clément Vincent (May 18, 1931 – April 4, 2018) was a Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons of Canada.

Background

He was born on May 18, 1931 in Sainte-Perpétue, Centre-du-Québec. He was a farmer and an entrepreneur.

Vincent served as Mayor of Sainte-Perpétue from January 19, 1959 to January 11, 1961.

He successfully ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the district Nicolet—Yamaska in the 1962 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1963 and 1965 elections, but resigned in 1966 to enter provincial politics.[1]

Vincent won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1966 in the district of Nicolet. He supported the Union Nationale and was appointed to the Cabinet, serving as Minister of Agriculture and Colonization from 1966 to 1970. He was re-elected in the 1970 election, but was defeated in the district of Nicolet-Yamaska in the 1973 election.[2]

From 1978 to 1983, Vincent was employed by the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec. Vincent died on 4 April 2018 at the age of 86.[3][4]

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