Claude Jodoin

Claude Jodoin
President of the Canadian Labour Congress
In office
1956–1968
Preceded bynone
Succeeded byDonald MacDonald
ConstituencyCanada
President of Trades and Labour Congress of Canada
In office
1954–1956
Preceded byPercy Bengough
Succeeded bynone
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
In office
23 March 1942 – 1944
Preceded byJoseph-Romeo Toupin (Liberal Party)
Succeeded byOmar Côté (Union Nationale Party)
ConstituencyMontréal–Saint-Jacques
Personal details
Born(1913-05-25)May 25, 1913
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedMarch 3, 1975(1975-03-03) (aged 61)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party/New Democratic Party
SpouseLilly Jodoin (née Cooke)[1]
ResidenceManotick, Ontario[2]
OccupationTrade Unionist/Politician

Claude Jodoin OC (May 25, 1913 – March 1, 1975) was a Canadian trade unionist and politician. He served as the first president of the Canadian Labour Congress from 1956 to 1966.

  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  2. ^ "Honours, Order of Canada: Claude Jodoin, O.C." Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2009-11-06.