Benoît Serré
Member of Parliament
for Timiskaming
In office
1993–1997
Preceded byJohn MacDougall
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Member of Parliament
for Timiskaming—Cochrane
In office
1997–2004
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born(1951-04-07)April 7, 1951
Field, Ontario, Canada
DiedMay 11, 2019(2019-05-11) (aged 68)
Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal

Benoît Serré (April 7, 1951 – May 11, 2019) was a Canadian politician.[1] He represented the riding of Timiskaming—French River from 1993 to 1997, and Timiskaming—Cochrane from 1997 to 2004, in the House of Commons of Canada. He was a member of the Liberal Party.[1] He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources.[1]

Serré was an accountant and business consultant before entering politics. He is the younger brother of Gaetan Serré, who served as MP for the neighbouring riding of Nickel Belt from 1968 to 1972.[2]

He did not stand for re-election in the 2004 election. Serré died on May 11, 2019, from cancer.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Benoît Serré – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ↑ "Les frères Serre de Field". Our Ontario.
  3. ↑ "Mort de l'ancien député fédéral franco-ontarien Benoît Serré".
  4. ↑ "Read recent and archived obituaries and memorial notices from Postmedia Obituaries".


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