Royal Galipeau

Royal N. Galipeau
Member of Parliament
for Ottawa—Orléans
In office
January 23, 2006 – October 19, 2015
Preceded byMarc Godbout
Succeeded byAndrew Leslie
Personal details
Born(1947-01-05)January 5, 1947
St-Isidore, Ontario
DiedJanuary 27, 2018(2018-01-27) (aged 71)
Ottawa, Ontario
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Anne Pallascio
ChildrenLouis, Paul, Claude & Mimi
ResidenceOttawa
ProfessionAdvisor, businessman, corporate director

Royal Galipeau (January 5, 1947 – January 27, 2018) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He served as a Member of Parliament for the Ottawa—Orléans federal constituency. He was first elected as a Conservative Party candidate in the 2006 election, and was reelected in 2008 and 2011. He lost in the 2015 t0 retired Canadian Forces Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie.

In February 2014, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, but insisted he would run for office again in the 2015 election.[1] He died form the disease on January 27, 2018 in Ottawa, Ontario at the age of 70.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Butler, Don (February 5, 2014). "MP Royal Galipeau battling cancer". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Former Orléans MP Royal Galipeau dies of cancer". CBC.ca. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.