Laurent Desjardins

Laurent Desjardins
Minister of Urban Affairs
In office
January 30, 1985  April 17, 1986
PremierHoward Pawley
Preceded byMary Beth Dolin
Succeeded byGary Doer
Minister of Health
In office
November 30, 1981  September 21, 1987
PremierHoward Pawley
Preceded byBud Sherman
Succeeded byWilson Parasiuk
In office
December 23, 1974  October 24, 1977
PremierEdward Schreyer
Preceded bySaul Miller
Succeeded byBud Sherman
Minister of Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
In office
December 1, 1971  January 28, 1974
PremierEdward Schreyer
Preceded byPeter Burtniak
Succeeded byRene Toupin
Member of the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
for St. Boniface
In office
December 20, 1974  April 26, 1988
Preceded byJ. Paul Marion
Succeeded byNeil Gaudry
In office
May 14, 1959  June 28, 1973
Preceded byRoger Teillet
Succeeded byJ. Paul Marion
Personal details
Born
Laurent Louis Desjardins

March 15, 1923
St. Boniface, Manitoba
DiedFebruary 7, 2012(2012-02-07) (aged 88)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
NationalityCanadian
Political partyProvincial:
Liberal-Progressive/Liberal (1959-1969)
Independent (1969-1971)
Manitoba NDP (1971-1988)
Federal: Liberal

Laurent Louis "Larry" Desjardins (March 15, 1923 – February 7, 2012) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Manitoba legislature for most of the period from 1959 to 1988, and was a cabinet minister under New Democratic Premiers Edward Schreyer and Howard Pawley.