Louis-Roland Comeau
President of Université Sainte-Anne
In office
1971–1977
Succeeded byOmer Blinn
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for South Western Nova
In office
25 June 1968 – 30 October 1972
Preceded byRiding created
Succeeded byCharles Haliburton
Personal details
Born (1941-01-07) 7 January 1941
Meteghan, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Professionprofessor

Louis-Roland Comeau, CM (born 7 January 1941) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a professor by career.

Biography

Education

Comeau graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree from Dalhousie University after obtaining an engineering and science degree from Saint Mary's University.

Political career

He was first elected at the South Western Nova riding in the 1968 general election. After serving in the 28th Canadian Parliament, Comeau left federal office and did not campaign in the 1972 election.

After politics

Since that time he served on various boards, chairing life insurance company Assomption Vie and air traffic control operator Nav Canada. He also chaired the Independent Review Panel on New Brunswick's Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation System from 2007 to 2008.[1]

A library at Université Sainte-Anne bears his name, where he became chancellor in 1994. He also became the seventh chancellor of the University of Moncton in 2004.[2]

Comeau became a Member of the Order of Canada in 2002.[3]

Personal life

Comeau and his wife, Clarice Theriault, have three children.

Electoral record

1968 Canadian federal election: West Nova
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeLouis-Roland Comeau14,54352.33
LiberalJohn Stewart12,29044.22
New DemocraticRae Gilman6552.36
Independent PCN. Evan Atkinson2931.05
Total valid votes 27,791100.00

References

  1. ↑ "Biographies". Government of New Brunswick, Independent Review Panel. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "Louis Comeau devient le septième chancelier de l'Université de Moncton" (in French). University of Moncton. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ↑ Order of Canada citation


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