Lionel Philias Coderre (April 15, 1915 – August 3, 1995[1]) was a merchant, electrician and political figure in Saskatchewan.
From 1937 to 1939, Coderre worked at a nurse at the Provincial Hospital in Weyburn.
He served in the South Saskatchewan Regiment during World War II, attained the rank of Major and fought in the Dieppe Raid in 1942.
In 1946, he married Pauline Graf, a nurse he met while recuperating from wounds he received during the war.
[1] He was defeated by Reg Gross when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1971.