Bernard Cleary

Bernard Cleary (May 8, 1937 – July 27, 2020)^[1] was a Canadian politician.

Bernard Cleary MP
Member of Parliament for Louis-Saint-Laurent
In office 2004–2006
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	Josée Verner
Personal details
Born	(1937-05-08)May 8, 1937 Mashteuiatsh, Quebec, Canada
Died	July 27, 2020(2020-07-27) (aged 83) Charny, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Bloc Québécois

Cleary was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2004 Canadian federal election. He was the Bloc Québécois member of parliament for the riding of Louis-Saint-Laurent. He was the Bloc's critic to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Prior to being elected, Cleary was a businessman, chief negotiator, journalist and professor.

In 2006, he was defeated by Josée Verner from the Conservative Party of Canada.

Cleary was born in Mashteuiatsh, Quebec. He was the first person of Aboriginal descent to be elected in Quebec, as well as the first Innu person elected from any province, to the House of Commons.^[2]