Raynald Blais

Raynald Blais
Member of Parliament
for Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
In office
June 28, 2004  May 2, 2011
Preceded byGeorges Farrah
Succeeded byPhilip Toone
Personal details
Born(1954-01-05)January 5, 1954
Port-Daniel, Quebec, Canada
DiedSeptember 26, 2023(2023-09-26) (aged 69)
Political partyBloc Québécois
ResidencePort-Daniel
ProfessionJournalist, political assistant

Raynald Blais (January 5, 1954 – September 26, 2023) was a Canadian politician who represented the district Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Bloc Québécois.

Born in Port-Daniel, Quebec, he was first elected in 2004, but ran in the 2000 Canadian federal election in the riding of Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok and lost to Georges Farrah of the Liberal Party of Canada. Blais had 15,532 votes. Blais was a former journalist and political assistant.

Blais died on September 26, 2023, at the age of 69.