Gilles Gauthier (September 3, 1935 – August 17, 2015) was a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly.
Background
He was born on September 3, 1935, in Louiseville, Quebec, and was a lawyer.
Federal Politics
Gauthier ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal district of Trois-Rivières in 1968, but lost against Liberal incumbent Joseph-Alfred Mongrain.
Member of the Legislature and work for the Montréal Conservatoire
He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in a 1969 by-election, following the resignation of Yves Gabias and won.
He lost his bid for re-election in 1970 and was defeated in the district of Champlain in 1976. In 1978-1979 he served as the interim director of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal after Raymond Daveluy left the post. He was succeeded by Albert Grenier.