Question: Facts:   - party: liberal    - office: senator for new brunswick      - term end: december 2 , 2014    - term start: september 22 , 1997    - appointed: jean chrétien    - name: fernand robichaud    - birth date: 2 december 1939    - birth place: shippagan , new brunswick   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of fernand robichaud .
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fernand robichaud , pc -lrb- born december 2 , 1939 -rrb- is a canadian politician .he was born in shippagan , new brunswick and received a teaching certificate from the moncton technical institute .before entering politics , robichaud was a teacher and businessman .he served on the municipal council for saint-louis-de-kent from 1971 to 1974 .robichaud was first elected to the canadian house of commons in the 1984 election representing the riding of westmorland -- kent , new brunswick .in the 1988 election , he was re-elected representing beauséjour .in 1990 , he resigned his seat in order to allow newly elected liberal leader jean chrétien to enter the house of commons through a by-election .robichaud served as special assistant to the leader of the opposition until returning to the house in the 1993 election .with the election of chrétien as prime minister , robichaud became secretary of state for parliamentary affairs .in 1994 , he was appointed secretary of state for agriculture and agri-food , fisheries , and oceans .robichaud did not run in the 1997 election and was appointed on chrétien 's recommendation to the canadian senate on september 23 , 1997 .from 2001 to 2004 , he was deputy government leader in the senate .he later served as vice-chair of the senate standing committee on agriculture and forestry .on january 29 , 2014 , liberal party leader justin trudeau announced all liberal senators , including robichaud , were removed from the liberal caucus , and would continue sitting as independents .according to senate opposition leader james cowan , the senators will still refer to themselves as liberals even if they are no longer members of the parliamentary liberal caucus .he retired from the senate on december 2 , 2014 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 .