Pierre de Bané
Pierre De Bané, PC QC (Arabic: بيير دي باين; August 2, 1938 – January 9, 2019) was a Canadian senator. He was the first Palestinian and the first person of Middle Eastern descent to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada in Matane and next Matapédia—Matane, and was a member of the Canadian Cabinet.
Pierre De Bané QC, PC, LL.L, BA | |
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بيير دي باين | |
| Senator for De la Vallière, Quebec | |
| In office June 29, 1984 – August 2, 2013 | |
| Nominated by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Appointed by | Jeanne Sauvé |
| Preceded by | Jean Marchand |
| Succeeded by | Raymonde Saint-Germain |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Matane | |
| In office 1968–1979 | |
| Preceded by | District was created in 1966 |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1976 |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Matapédia—Matane | |
| In office 1979–1984 | |
| Preceded by | District was created in 1976 |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Luc Joncas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1938 Haifa, British Mandate for Palestine |
| Died | January 9, 2019 (aged 80) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Cabinet | Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (1982–1984) Minister of Regional Economic Expansion (1980–1982) Minister of Supply and Services (1978–1979) Minister of State (External Relations) (1982) |
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