Gaetan Serré
Encyclopedia
Gaetan-Joseph Serré is a former Canadian
politician, who represented the riding
of Nickel Belt
in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1968 to 1972. He represented the Liberal Party
.
Serré won the riding in 1968, defeating New Democrat
Norman Fawcett
. He served a single term, losing the riding in the next election to another New Democrat candidate, John Rodriguez
.
Serré subsequently returned to teaching. In 2003, he launched a new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone business in Sturgeon Falls with his daughter Lynne Gervais and son Marc G. Serré. PhoneNet Communications was sold to Unitz Online in 2005.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who represented the riding
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Nickel Belt
Nickel Belt
Nickel Belt is one of two federal electoral districts serving the Greater City of Sudbury.Nickel Belt has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.It consists of:...
in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1968 to 1972. He represented the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
.
Serré won the riding in 1968, defeating New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
Norman Fawcett
Norman Fawcett
Norman Edward Fawcett was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1965 to 1968...
. He served a single term, losing the riding in the next election to another New Democrat candidate, John Rodriguez
John Rodriguez
John R. Rodriguez is a Canadian politician. He served as the mayor of Greater Sudbury, Ontario from 2006 to 2010, and previously represented the electoral district of Nickel Belt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1972 to 1980 and from 1984 to 1993 as a member of the New Democratic...
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Serré subsequently returned to teaching. In 2003, he launched a new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone business in Sturgeon Falls with his daughter Lynne Gervais and son Marc G. Serré. PhoneNet Communications was sold to Unitz Online in 2005.