Gilles Loiselle

Gilles Loiselle, PC (born May 20, 1929 in Ville-Marie, Quebec) is a retired Canadian politician.

Elected in the 1988 federal election, Loiselle immediately joined the cabinet of Brian Mulroney due to his experience as a diplomat and senior civil servant. In 1990, he was elevated to the post of President of the Treasury Board and, in 1993, he served as Minister of Finance in the short-lived government of Kim Campbell.

Loiselle, a Progressive Conservative, was defeated in the 1993 election. The Tories were cut down to two seats, and Loiselle himself was held to third place. To date, Loiselle is the only Finance Minister not to have tabled a budget during his time in cabinet.

Electoral Record

Canadian federal election, 1988: Langelier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Progressive Conservative	Gilles Loiselle	24,555	46.65
	Liberal	Marielle Guay-Migneault	14,843	28.20
	New Democratic	Pauline Gingras	10,586	20.11
	Green	Gilles Fontaine	1,931	3.67
	N/A (Marxist-Leninist)	France Tremblay	402	0.76
	Independent	Alexandre Roy	319	0.61
Total valid votes			52,636	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,270
Turnout			53,906	72.54
Electors on the lists			74,312

External links

• Gilles Loiselle – Parliament of Canada biography

25th Ministry – Cabinet of Kim Campbell
Cabinet Post (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Don Mazankowski	Minister of Finance 1993	Paul Martin
24th Ministry – Cabinet of Brian Mulroney
Cabinet Post (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Robert de Cotret	President of the Treasury Board 1990–1993	Jim Edwards
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Michel Côté, Progressive Conservative	Member of Parliament for Langelier 1988-1993	Succeeded by Christiane Gagnon, B.Q.