Denis Pronovost

Denis Pronovost
Member of Parliament for Saint-Maurice
In office 1998–1993
Preceded by	Gilles Grondin
Succeeded by	Jean Chrétien
Personal details
Born	3 May 1953 (1953-05-03) (age 58) Grand-Mère, Quebec
Political party	Progressive Conservative Independent
Profession	journalist, radio host

Denis Pronovost (born 3 May 1953) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993.^[1]

Early career

He was born in Grand-Mère, Quebec and was a local radio host and journalist.

Federal politics

Pronovost ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the district of Saint-Maurice in 1988 and was elected. He was the first member of his party to be sent to the House of Commons by voters of that district in decades.

Political downfall

He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament, but was charged and convicted regarding sexual assaults on young males.^[2] He left his party to sit as an Independent on 17 June 1993 and did not run for re-election in 1993. He was later hired at Rogers Communications where as of October 2009 was let go as a result of the restructure of the company

Footnotes

1. ^ Denis Pronovost, ParlInfo, Canadian Parliament
2. ^ "Canada Votes: Saint-Maurice-Champlain riding profile". CBC News. 2006. http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes2006/riding/100/. Retrieved 2006-12-04. 

External links

• Denis Pronovost - Parliament of Canada biography

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Name	Pronovost, Denis
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Date of birth	3 May 1953
Place of birth	Grand-Mère, Quebec
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