Ghislain Maltais

The Honourable
Ghislain Maltais
Senator for Shawinegan, Quebec
Assumed office
January 6, 2012
Nominated by Stephen Harper
Appointed by David Johnston
Preceded by Lucie Pépin
Personal details
Born (1944-04-22) April 22, 1944
Political party Conservative

Ghislain Maltais (born April 22, 1944) is a Canadian politician. He was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Stephen Harper on January 6, 2012 and sits as a Conservative representing the Senate division of Shawinegan (Quebec).

He was born in Sacré-Coeur, Quebec and studied at the Université du Québec à Rimouski. Maltais was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate in the 1981 Quebec election, but won a by-election on June 20, 1983. He was a member of the Quebec National Assembly representing Saguenay from 1983 until 1994, when he did not run for re-election.[1] He was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate in the 1997 federal election in Charlevoix.

Prior to being appointed to the Senate, Maltais was a political organizer for the Conservative Party of Canada.[2] He worked on contract for the Conservative Party from 2006 to 2007, and has been the director of the Conservative Party in Quebec since 2009.[3]

National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Lucien Lessard (Parti Québécois)		 MNA for Saguenay
1983–1994 		Succeeded by
Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon (Parti Québécois)

References

  1. ↑ "Two Quebecers among new senate appointments". CJAD News. January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Harper appoints seven Tory faithful to Senate". CTV News. January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ Galloway, Gloria (January 6, 2012). "PM appoints seven new senators, many with Tory ties". Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 7, 2012.


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