Rodrigue Biron

See also: Biron

Rodrigue Biron (September 8th, 1934 in Quebec -) is a politician and a business man Québécois. He was the chief of the National union.

Native of Holy-Cross, it studies at the institute of technology of Quebec and the Université Laval. He becomes director of several foundries with River-of-Wolf, Calgary and Oakville. Member of the Liberal party of Canada, he is the local president of Lotbinière at the beginning of the Années 1960.

Become mayor of its village at the beginning of the Years 1970, it then has to become the chief of the National union in 1976 to replace the temporary chief Maurice Bellemare.

Its party had been striped chart in 1973 under Gabriel Loubier, but Biron succeeds in making elect eleven deputies in 1976, with 18% of the electoral votes. At that time, he is also the Canadian president of the Chevaliers of Colomb.

In March 1980, Biron resigns as chief and deputy of the National union. Michel Lemoignan (by interim) then Roch Lasalle replaces it with the head of the party. In November of the same year Rodrigue Biron adheres to the movement Québécois souverainist and in 1981 it is elected appointed pequist in Lotbinière whereas the National union is again striped chart. Under Rene Lévesque and Pierre-Marc Johnson, he is the trade and Minister of Industry. He is beaten with the elections of 1985.

During the Years 1990, it tries to become the chief of the Québécois Bloc but it is beaten by Gilles Duceppe in 1997. It returns in the business world, becoming member of the council of the Caisse of deposit and placement and chair Fondation of the fauna of Quebec.

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