Andre Riedl
MNA for Iberville
In office
April 25, 2007 – November 5, 2008
Preceded byJean Rioux
Succeeded byMarie Bouillé
Personal details
Born(1940-10-10)October 10, 1940
Montreal, Quebec
DiedApril 5, 2023(2023-04-05) (aged 82)
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Political partyADQ → Liberal
SpouseLouise Faubert

André Riedl (October 10, 1940 - April 5, 2023)[1] was a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Iberville from 2007 to 2008.

Born in the Saint-Henri neighbourhood in Montreal on October 10, 1940, Riedl went on a training course with the Canadian Forces in 1957. He was later for nine years the president of BOC Gaz Canada, a gas and equipment supplier. He also did international public speaking and was involved in the Missisquoi and Magog-Orford Chamber of Commerce. He once said that "unions are a necessary evil".[2]

Riedl was first elected in the 2007 election as a member of the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) with 42% of the vote. Liberal incumbent Jean Rioux finished third with 25% of the vote. Riedl took office on April 12, 2007.[3] On October 23, 2008, Riedl crossed the floor to the governing Liberal Party.[4]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Andre RIEDL 1940, death notice, Canada". Canada Obituaries | 2023. 8 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Les nouveaux visages de l'ADQ, La Presse, March 27, 2007
  3. ↑ Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
  4. ↑ Un adéquiste traverse la chambre, La Presse, October 23, 2008


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