Guy Lechasseur


Guy Lechasseur was a Quebec politician. He represented the constituency of Verchères in the Quebec [National Assembly] from 1960 to 1970 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and served as Speaker of the [Legislative Assembly of Quebec|Speaker of the Assembly] from 1965 to 1966.
Lechasseur served in the Canadian Army with the Les [Voltigeurs de Québec] and saw action in France and the Netherlands completing World War II with the rank of major. He returned to Canada and studied law at Laval University becoming a lawyer in 1946.
Aside from serving as Speaker, he also held several positions as parliamentary assistant to various ministers. He retired from the Assembly in 1970 to accept a judicial position with the provincial court where he served until his retirement in 1986.