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Jean Noël Desmarais

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Jean Noël Desmarais
Senator for Sudbury, Ontario
In office
June 4, 1993 – July 25, 1995
Appointed byBrian Mulroney
Personal details
BornApril 11, 1924
Sudbury, Ontario
DiedJuly 25, 1995(1995-07-25) (aged 71)
Sudbury
NationalityCanadian
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseCollette Michaud (1924-2016)
ChildrenJoanne, Jocelyne, Michelle, Jean, Guy, Suzanne and Marie
ResidenceSudbury
OccupationPhysician

Jean Noël Desmarais (April 11, 1924 – July 25, 1995) was a Canadian physician, radiologist, and politician.

Born in Sudbury, Ontario, the brother of Louis Desmarais and Paul Desmarais, he was not involved in politics before being appointed to the Senate of Canada, when he represented the senatorial division of Sudbury, Ontario in 1993.

The Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion, designed by the architect Moshe Safdie, in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is named in his father's honour.

A cigarette smoker, he died of cancer in 1995.

References

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  • "Jean Noel Desmarais Senator weighed ethics issues". The Globe and Mail. July 27, 1995.
  • Jean Noël Desmarais – Parliament of Canada biography