Gaston Joseph Clément Demers (November 23, 1935 - February 7, 2004) was a Canadian

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 politician, who represented the electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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 of Nickel Belt

Nickel Belt (provincial electoral district)

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 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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 from 1963

Ontario general election, 1963

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 to 1971

Ontario general election, 1971

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. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

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Before entering politics, Demers had worked as a journalist for the North Bay Nugget

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and as a town clerk in Chelmsford. At the time of his election, he was the youngest Member of Provincial Parliament ever elected to the provincial legislature.

After leaving politics, he served on the boards of FedNor

FedNor

The Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario is a program of Industry Canada whose mission is to address the economic development, diversification and job creation in Northern Ontario. FedNor especially aids women, Franco-ontarians, youth, and Aboriginal peoples in Ontario...

 and of Sudbury's Laurentian Hospital, and was a key lobbyist behind the creation of Collège Boréal

Collège Boréal

Collège Boréal is a francophone College of Applied Arts and Technology based and with its principal campus in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The college also has satellite campuses in Hearst, Kapuskasing, Timmins, Temiskaming Shores, Toronto and West Nipissing, as well as a network of access centres...

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