The Honourable Dr. Gilbert Normand (born March 31 1943) is a physician and former politician.
Normand has been a member of the Quebec College of Physicians since 1970 and remained a praciticing physician for twenty-seven years, including two decades as a general practicioner doctor-physician in private practice.
In the 1997 general election, Normand ran and won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as Liberal Member of Parliament for # Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L’Islet. Jean Chrétien appointed him Secretary of State for Agriculture, Agri-food, Fisheries and Oceans]] soon after the election. In 1999 he became Secretary of State for Science, Research and Develompent. He retained his seat in the 2000 federal election but left his position as a Secretary of State in 2002 to become a backbencher. He was not a candidate in the 2004 federal election.
In 2005, Normand was appointed medical director of EPIDERMA, Quebec’s largest laser hair removal network.
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