Claude-Gilles Gosselin


Claude-Gilles Gosselin was a Canadian politician from Quebec.

Background

Gosselin was born in East Angus and was a stock farmer.

Member of the legislature

Gosselin supported the Union Nationale. He won a by-election in 1957 and became the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the district of Compton.
He was re-elected in 1960, but his party lost the election against Jean Lesage's Liberals. Gosselin supported Jean-Jacques Bertrand over Daniel Johnson, Sr. during the party leadership convention held in Quebec City on September 23, 1961.
Gosselin was re-elected in 1962 and 1966, but was defeated in 1970.

Federal politics

He ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the district Mégantic-Compton-Stanstead in 1979, but finished a distant third.

Retirement

After he retired from politics, Gosselin had a career in the private sector.