Jean Corbeil

The Honourable Jean Corbeil PC
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies
In office 1988–1993
Preceded by	District was created in 1987
Succeeded by	Roger Pomerleau
Personal details
Born	(1934-01-07)January 7, 1934 Montreal, Quebec
Died
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Cabinet	Minister of Labour (1989-1991) Minister of Transport (1991-1993)

Jean Corbeil, PC (January 7, 1934 – June 25, 2002) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was mayor of the city of Anjou from 1973 to 1988. In 1987-1988 he served a term as chairman of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. In the 1988 federal election, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative in the riding of Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies.

He served in the Cabinets of Prime Ministers Brian Mulroney and Kim Campbell as Minister of Labour from 1989 to 1991, Minister of State (Transport) from 1990 to 1991, and Minister of Transport from 1991 to 1993. He was defeated in the 1993 and 1997 elections.

Electoral record (partial)

Canadian federal election, 1993: Honoré-Mercier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Roger Pomerleau	26,163	43.10		$31,453
	Liberal	Normand Biron	25,631	42.22	+9.51	$40,059
	Progressive Conservative	Jean Corbeil	7,066	11.64	−39.90	$53,776
	New Democratic	Zamba Mandala	958	1.58	−10.98	$1,781
	Natural Law	Gilles Raymond	747	1.23		$2,220
	Commonwealth of Canada	Frantz-Albert Mitton	139	0.23		$0
Total valid votes			60,704	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,053
Turnout			62,757	78.90
Electors on the lists			79,535
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from the official contributions and expenses submitted by the candidates, provided by Elections Canada.

Canadian federal election, 1988: Honoré-Mercier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Jean Corbeil	27,451	51.54		$43,927
	Liberal	Vincent Arciresi	17,421	32.71	–	$39,082
	New Democratic	Vincent Marchione	6,687	12.56		$11,055
	Green	Mario Paul	1,217	2.29		$0
	N/A (Marxist-Leninist)	Catherine Commandeur	483	0.91		$130
Total valid votes			53,259	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,338
Turnout			54,597	74.02
Electors on the lists			73,763
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988.

References

• Jean Corbeil – Parliament of Canada biography