Louis-Roland Comeau

Louis-Roland Comeau
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for South Western Nova
In office
June 25, 1968  October 30, 1972
Preceded by Riding created
Succeeded by Charles Haliburton
Personal details
Born (1941-01-07) 7 January 1941
Meteghan, Nova Scotia
Political party Progressive Conservative
Profession professor

Louis-Roland Comeau, CM (born 7 January 1941) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. 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 chancellor of the University of Moncton in 2004.

Comeau became a Member of the Order of Canada in 2002.[2]

Personal life

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

References

  1. "Biographies". Government of New Brunswick, Independent Review Panel. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  2. Order of Canada citation


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