Gabrielle Bertrand | |
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| Member of Parliament for Brome—Missisquoi | |
| In office September 4, 1984 – October 24, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Riding created |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Péloquin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1923 Sweetsburg, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | September 10, 1999 (aged 76) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | |
Gabrielle Bertrand (May 15, 1923 – September 10, 1999) was a Canadian politician.
Born Gabrielle Giroux in Sweetsburg, Quebec (now Cowansville), the daughter of Louis-Arthur Giroux and Juliette Bolduc, she married Jean-Jacques Bertrand in 1944, the future Union Nationale Premier of Quebec from 1968 to 1970. She was the mother of Jean-François Bertrand, a Quebec cabinet minister in the cabinet of René Lévesque.
In the 1984 election, she was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Brome—Missisquoi. A Progressive Conservative, she was re-elected in the 1988 election. From 1984 to 1986, she was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare. From 1986 to 1987, she was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.
The Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Giroux-Bertrand in Cowansville is named in her honour.