Famous People with Name Plourde

Lucien Plourde            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lucien Plourde: was a Ralliement Créditiste and Social Credit party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a grocer and teacher by career. He was first elected at the Quebec West riding in the 1962 general election under the Social Credit party banner and re-elected there in 1963 under the Ralliement créditiste, following Plourde's support of Réal Caouette during the Social Credit party split. Plourde was defeated in the 1965 election by Jean Marchand of the Liberal party.

André Plourde            Origin/Culture/Country: American

André Plourde: was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman and industrialist by career. He represented the Quebec riding of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup where he was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, therefore becoming a member in the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments. Plourde was defeated by Paul Crête of the Bloc Québécois in the 1993 federal election, ending his federal political service. He made another unsuccessful attempt to return to Parliament in the 1997 federal election at the Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques riding.