Jacques Demers

Jacques Demers
Senator for Rigaud, Quebec
In office
August 27, 2009 – August 25, 2019
Nominated byStephen Harper
Appointed byMichaëlle Jean
Preceded byYoine Goldstein
Personal details
Born (1944-08-25) August 25, 1944 (age 80)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyIndependent Senators Group
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (2009–2015)
SpouseDeborah Anderson[1]
Children4

Jacques Demers (born August 25, 1944) is a former Canadian Senator, former broadcaster and former professional ice hockey head coach. After a lengthy coaching career in the World Hockey Association and in the National Hockey League, Demers became an analyst for Montreal Canadiens games on RDS. On August 27, 2009, he was nominated by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to fill the Canadian Senate seat vacated by Yoine Goldstein. Senator Demers represented the Conservative Party in the Senate[2] until December 2015 when he resigned from the Conservative caucus in order to sit as an Independent.[3] On his 75th birthday on August 25, 2019, he left his position as Senator.

  1. ^ "Harper appoints 9 to Senate". The Toronto Star. 27 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Jacques Demers to be among Senate appointees". CTV. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Senator Jacques Demers resigns from Conservative caucus, becomes independent Senator | Globalnews.ca".