As a politician, he was the mayor of Shawinigan-Sud for two terms. He did not try to get elected for a third time. Instead, he was elected in a by-election in 1986 to replace Jean Chrétien. This was for the federal House of Commons. In the 1988 federal election, he did not run for re-election. He was replaced by Denis Pronovost, who was a part of the Progressive Conservative Party.