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Roger Teillet
1912-08-21 – 2002-05-01
Life & Legacy
Jean-Baptiste Roger Joseph Camille Teillet (21 August 1912 – 1 May 2002) was a Canadian politician, becoming the first self-identifying Métis member of the Canadian Cabinet in 1963.
He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1953 to 1959, and in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal from 1962 to 1968. Teillet was a cabinet minister in the government of Lester B. Pearson, and retained that post after Pearson stepped down and Pierre Elliott Trudeau became the new Liberal leader.
Occupation & Career
politician, manager, business manager, insurance broker, businessperson
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q2161895 — wikidata View source
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