Hédard Robichaud

The Hon. Hédard Robichaud PC OC
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
In office October 8, 1971 – December 23, 1981
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Roland Michener Jules Léger Edward Schreyer
Premier	Richard Hatfield
Preceded by	Wallace Samuel Bird
Succeeded by	George Stanley
Senator for Gloucester, New Brunswick
In office June 28, 1968 – October 8, 1971
Appointed by	Pierre Trudeau
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Gloucester
In office August 10, 1953 – June 25, 1968
Preceded by	Albany Robichaud
Succeeded by	Herb Breau
Personal details
Born	Hédard Joseph Robichaud (1911-11-02)November 2, 1911 Shippagan, New Brunswick
Died	August 16, 1999(1999-08-16) (aged 87) Bathurst, New Brunswick
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Relations	Jean George Robichaud, father

Hédard Joseph Robichaud PC OC (November 2, 1911 – August 16, 1999) was an Acadian-Canadian Member of Parliament, Cabinet member, Senator and the first Acadian to be Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

Born in Shippagan, New Brunswick, the son of Jean George Robichaud and Amanda Boudreau, he received a B.A. from the Université Saint-Joseph, later the University of Moncton, in 1931.

He first ran for the House of Commons as a Liberal candidate in a 1952 by-election in the riding of Gloucester, New Brunswick and lost. He was elected in the 1953 federal election, and was re-elected in the 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965 elections. From 1963 to 1968, he was the Minister of Fisheries.

In 1968, he was appointed to the Senate representing the Senatorial division of Gloucester, New Brunswick. He resigned in 1971 to become the 24th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. He served in that position until 1981.

In 1985, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

He was the husband of Gertrude Léger (1916-2011) and the father of nine.

External links

• Hédard Robichaud – Parliament of Canada biography