Georges-Émile Lapalme
Georges-Émile Lapalme (January 14, 1907 – February 5, 1985) was a politician in Quebec, Canada, member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, and leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.
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Background
He was born in Montreal. He studied law at the Université de Montréal. Lapalme was married to Maria Langlois for nearly 50 years, with whom he had seven children.
Member of Parliament
Lapalme was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1945 federal election, and served until 1950.
Provincial Politics
He resigned his federal seat to be acclaimed Leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec in 1950. He ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the district of Joliette in the 1952 election, but was defeated by Minister of Labor and Union Nationale candidate Antonio Barrette.
Lapalme won a by-election in the district of Montréal-Outremont in 1953. He was re-elected in the 1956 election, but under his leadership his party lost the election against the Union Nationale. He remained Liberal leader until 1958 and remained Leader of the Opposition in Quebec until 1960.
Member of the Cabinet
Lapalme won re-election in the 1960 and 1962 elections. He never became premier, but served as vice-premier under Jean Lesage, and as Attorney-General and Minister of Cultural Affairs, which he founded. Lapalme did not run for re-election in the 1966 election.
Elections as Party Leader
Lapalme lost two general elections as party leader, the 1952 election and the 1956 election.
See also
- Politics of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
- List of Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- History of Quebec
External links
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- Georges-Émile Lapalme – Parliament of Canada biography
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Preceded by | Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party 1950–1958 |
Succeeded by Jean Lesage |
National Assembly of Quebec | ||
Preceded by | MLA for Montréal-Outremont 1953–1966 |
Succeeded by Jérôme Choquette (Liberal) |
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