Pierre Bertrand (politician)

Pierre Bertrand (December 24, 1875 – December 22, 1948) was a politician in Quebec, Canada, and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).

Early life
He was born on December 24, 1875, in Quebec City's St. Roch neighborhood.

City Councillor
Bertrand served as a city councillor for Quebec City Council from 1914 to 1927, 1930 to 1932 and 1936 to 1948.

Federal Politics
Bertrand ran as a Conservative candidate in the district of Quebec West in the 1921 federal election and finished second against Liberal incumbent Georges Parent.

Member of the legislature
He ran as a Labour candidate in the district of Saint-Sauveur in the 1923 provincial election and won. He lost the 1927 provincial election. Bertrand was re-elected as a Conservative candidate in the 1931 and the 1935 elections. He joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election.

Legislative Councillor
Bertrand was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec not long before the 1939 election.

Death
He died on December 22, 1948.