Philippe Demers

Philippe Demers was a veterinarian and a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

Early life and career

He was born in 1919 in Saint-Sébastien, [Montérégie, Quebec|Saint-Sébastien], Montérégie. He practiced as a veterinarian in Shawinigan-Sud, Mauricie.

He served as city councillor from 1953 to 1957 and as mayor of Shawinigan-Sud from 1957 to 1962.

He successfully ran as the Union Nationale candidate in the provincial district of Saint-Maurice in the 1966 [Quebec general election|1966 general election] to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, defeating the Liberal Party|liberal] incumbent Jean-Guy Trépanier. Demers was re-elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1970 general election.
In 1973, Demers lost re-election against the liberal candidate Marcel Bérard, finishing a close third behind Bérard and Parti Québécois candidate Yves Duhaime.

Demers ran as a Progressive [Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative] candidate in the district of Champlain in 1980. He finished third, behind Liberal incumbent Michel Veillette and New [Democratic Party of Canada|NDP] candidate René Matte.

He died in Charlesbourg in 1999.