Jean Noël Desmarais

Jean Noël Desmarais (April 11, 1924 July 25, 1995) was a Canadian physician, radiologist, and politician.


Jean Noël Desmarais
Senator for Sudbury, Ontario
In office
June 4, 1993  July 25, 1995
Appointed byBrian Mulroney
Personal details
BornApril 11, 1924
Sudbury, Ontario
DiedJuly 25, 1995(1995-07-25) (aged 71)
Sudbury
NationalityCanadian
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)Collette Michaud (1924-2016)
ChildrenJoanne, Jocelyne, Michelle, Jean, Guy, Suzanne and Marie
ResidenceSudbury
OccupationPhysician

Born in Sudbury, Ontario, the brother of Louis Desmarais and Paul Desmarais, he wasn't involved in politics before being appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Sudbury, Ontario in 1993.

The Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion, designed by architect Moshe Safdie, in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is named in his father's honour.

A cigarette smoker, he died of cancer in 1995.

References

  • "Jean Noel Desmarais Senator weighed ethics issues". The Globe and Mail. July 27, 1995.
  • Jean Noël Desmarais – Parliament of Canada biography


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