After receiving his Bachelor of Education from the Université de Moncton, he began his teaching career.
He held various positions during his 31 years as an educator, including vice-principal at John Caldwell School, and department head at the Polyvalente Thomas-Albert.
His interest in politics began as a teen when he sat on the student council of Collège Saint-Louis/Maillet.
He was selected as the New Brunswick representative at the Convention Internationale de la Francophonie in Africa in 1968.
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