Gérald A. Beaudoin (April 15, 1929 – September 10, 2008) was a Canadian lawyer and Senator. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received a B.A., an LL.L and an M.A. from the Université de Montréal. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1954. He was appointed to the Senate in 1988 representing the Senatorial division of Rigaud, Quebec. He retired at the mandatory age of 75 in 2004. He sat as a Progressive Conservative and then as a Conservative. After his political career, he taught constitutional law at the faculty of civil law at the University of Ottawa. Honours In 1980, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2001, he was made a Commander of the Order of the Crown. In 2004 he received the French Legion of Honour. In 2008, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. References External links 1929 births 2008 deaths Canadian senators from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada senators Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Recipients of the Legion of Honour Officers of the Order of Canada Officers of the National Order of Quebec Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators Université de Montréal alumni Politicians from Montreal 21st-century Canadian politicians Canadian scholars of constitutional law