André Bissonnette

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2010}} '''André Bissonnette''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (born June 25, 1945) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] businessman and former politician.

Born in [[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu]], [[Quebec]], Bissonnette, a businessman in the manufacturing industry, was elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] in the [[1984 Canadian federal election|1984 election]] as the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Saint-Jean (federal electoral district)|Saint-Jean]], [[Quebec]], in the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] landslide that brought [[Brian Mulroney]] to power.

He was appointed by the new [[Prime Minister of Canada|prime minister]] to the [[Canadian Cabinet|Cabinet]] as [[Minister of State (Canada)|Minister of State]] for Small Business (1984–1986), and Minister of State for Transport (1986–1987).

He was forced to resign from Cabinet on January 19, 1987, when it became known that the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] was investigating his alleged involvement in [[land speculation]] in his [[Riding (division)|riding]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Hr8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4839,3171900&dq=andr%C3%A9-bissonnette&hl=en|title=Bissonnette named in RCMP fraud warrants|date=17 February 1987|work=[[Ottawa Citizen]]|publisher=[[The Canadian Press|CP]]|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref> The real estate in question was eventually sold to weapons manufacturer [[Oerlikon Contraves|Oerlikon Aerospace]] to build its facilities in [[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu]]. Bissonnette was formally accused of wrongdoing but eventually acquitted by a local jury.

He did not run for re-election in the [[1988 Canadian federal election|1988 election]] and left politics.

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==External links== *{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=15994}}

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