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Vice President Of The National Assembly Of Quebec
The Vice President of the National Assembly of Quebec (French; ''Le Vice-président de l'Assemblée nationale'') is the deputy Speaker (politics), speaker of the National Assembly of Quebec, National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, which is modeled after the Westminster System, Westminster parliamentary system. The President of the National Assembly is fourteenth in the Order of precedence in Quebec, Quebec order of precedence. Description The position of Vice President was created in 1909, with a second Vice President being added in 1973 and a third in 1999. Currently, two Vice Presidents are elected from the ruling party (or coalition) and one from the opposition. They are elected by their colleagues at the beginning of a legislature, and serve until a successor is elected. The Vice President assists the President of the National Assembly of Quebec, President of the Assembly, and can replace the President in the case of their absence. The Vice Presidents generally preside over routine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker (politics)
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerford in the Parliament of England.Lee Vol 28, pp. 257,258. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the powers to discipline members who break the procedures of the chamber or house. The speaker often also represents the body in person, as the voice of the body in ceremonial and some other situations. By convention, speakers are normally addressed in Parliament as 'Mister Speaker', if a man, or 'Madam Speaker', if a woman. In other cultures, other styles are used, mainly being equivalents of English "chairman" or "president". Many bodies also have a speaker '' pro tempore'' (or deputy speaker), designated to fill in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustave Lemieux
Gustave Lemieux (19 December 1864 – 19 July 1956) was a Canadian politician. Born in Montreal, Canada East, Lemieux was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, t ... for Gaspéin 1912. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1916, 1919, 1923, and 1927. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Montarville in 1932 and served until his death in 1956. His brothers, Louis-Joseph Lemieux and Rodolphe Lemieux, were both politicians. References 1864 births 1956 deaths Politicians from Montreal Quebec Liberal Party MLCs Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Vice Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germain Caron
Germain Caron (March 12, 1910 – February 14, 1966) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a six-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA). Early life He was born on March 12, 1910, in Louiseville, Mauricie and was an attorney. Mayor of Louiseville Caron served as Mayor of Louiseville from 1953 to 1961. Member of the legislature He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Maskinongé in the 1944 provincial election and won. He was re-elected in 1948 and won every subsequent election in 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1962. He served as House Deputy Speaker from 1958 to 1960 and House Whip from 1959 until 1960. Death He died in office on February 14, 1966, in Montreal. See also * Maskinongé Provincial Electoral District *Louiseville *Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Johnson Sr
Francis Daniel Johnson Sr. (April 9, 1915 – September 26, 1968) was a Canadian politician and the 20th premier of Quebec from 1966 to his death in 1968. Background Johnson was born in Danville, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Francis Johnson, an anglophone labourer of Irish heritage, and Marie-Adéline Daniel, a French Canadian. He was raised bilingually but educated entirely in French. In 1943, Johnson married Reine Gagné. In 1953, she survived being shot twice by her lover, Radio-Canada announcer Bertrand Dussault, who then committed suicide. His sons, Pierre-Marc Johnson and Daniel Johnson Jr. also became premiers of Quebec; remarkably, each was a leader of a different party, Pierre-Marc as leader of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois for a brief period in 1985, and Daniel Jr. as leader of the federalist Liberal Party of Quebec for nine months in 1994. Member of the legislature Johnson won a by-election in 1946 and became the Union Nationale Member of the Legisla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Tellier
Maurice Tellier (June 14, 1896 – March 28, 1966) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montcalm in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1962 as a Union Nationale member. Tellier was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1955 to 1960. He was born in Joliette, Quebec, the son of Joseph-Mathias Tellier and Maria Désilets.Jean Hétu, "La famille Tellier: une grande famille de juristes", ''Droit Montréal'', automne 2014, no 19, p. 22-23. Tellier was educated at the Séminaire de Joliette, the Université de Montréal and in Toronto, where he articled with C.M. Heclick. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1922 and set up practice in Joliette, in partnership with his fellow future legislator Maurice Majeau, among others. In 1923, Tellier married Éva Bouvier. He was named King's Counsel in 1938. Tellier ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly as a Conservative in 1935; he also suffered defeats when he ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Delagrave
Charles Delagrave (17 January 1881 – 25 August 1952) was a Canadian notary and politician. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Delagrave was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval before becoming a notary in 1903. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Québec-Ouest in 1935. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1936 and 1939. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec The Legislative Council of Quebec (French; ''Conseil législatif du Québec'') was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec from 1867 to 1968. The Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Legislative Assem ... for de La Durantaye in 1944. He served until his death in 1952. References 1881 births 1952 deaths Politicians from Quebec City Quebec Liberal Party MLCs Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Vice Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec French Quebecers {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrille Dumaine
Cyrille Dumaine (July 8, 1897 – October 11, 1946) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was born on July 8, 1897 in Saint-Hugues and was a notary. Member of Parliament Dumaine successfully ran as a Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the Bagot district in a 27 January 1930 by-election. He was re-elected there in the 1930 federal election. He did not run for re-election in the 1935 election. Provincial politics He ran as a Liberal Party of Quebec candidate in the 1935 election for the district of Bagot and won. He was re-elected in the 1936 election, but his election was cancelled and he lost the subsequent by-election against Union Nationale candidate Philippe Adam. Dumaine was re-elected in the 1939 and 1944 elections. Speaker of the House He served as Deputy Speaker from 1942 to 1943 and as Speaker of the House from 1943 to 1945. Death Dumaine died in office on October 11, 1946. He was succeeded by Union Nationale politician Daniel Johnson Sr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valmore Bienvenue
Valmore Bienvenue KC (July 12, 1894 – February 19, 1952) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1939 to 1948 as a Liberal. Bienvenue was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 1942. He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, the son of Hormisdas Bienvenue and Angéline Beaupré. Bienvenue was educated at the Collège Sacré-Coeur in Saint-Hyacinthe, at the Séminaire Saint-Charles Borromée and the Université Laval. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1917 and set up practice in Quebec City. Bienvenue practised in partnership with Élisée Thériault, Oscar Drouin, Henri-Paul Drouin and Jean Lesage. He was named King's Counsel in 1927. Bienvenue served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Hunting and Fishing from 1942 to 1944. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1948. He served as judge in the Quebec Superior Court for Quebec district from 1950 to 1952. Bienvenue was married twice: first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Nationale (Quebec)
The Union nationale () was a conservative and nationalist provincial political party in Quebec, Canada, that identified with Québécois autonomism. It was created during the Great Depression and held power in Quebec from 1936 to 1939, and from 1944 to 1960 and from 1966 to 1970. The party was founded by Maurice Duplessis, who led it until his death in 1959. The party was often referred to in English as the National Union, especially when it was still an electoral force, by both the media and, at times, the party. History Origin The party started when the Action libérale nationale, a group of dissidents from the Quebec Liberal Party, formed a loose coalition with the Conservative Party of Quebec. In the 1935 Quebec election the two parties agreed to run only one candidate of either party in each riding. The Action libérale nationale (ALN) elected 26 out of 57 candidates and the Conservatives won 16 seats out of 33 districts. Conservative leader Maurice Duplessis became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Trudel
Marc Trudel (March 29, 1896 – September 10, 1961) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Cabinet Member and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Early life He was born on March 29, 1896, in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan and moved to Shawinigan in 1923. Trudel was a physician. He married Alice Lambert on May 10, 1926. Member of the legislature He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in 1935 and defeated incumbent Liberal MLA Joseph-Auguste Frigon. Trudel joined Maurice Duplessis and the Union Nationale when the party was established; he was re-elected in 1936. Duplessis served one term as Premier. Before another election was called, World War II broke out. The conscription issue really hurt the Union Nationale's chances of re-election. Trudel and most of his colleagues were voted out in 1939. Member of the Cabinet In 1944 though, the Union Nationale was sent back in office and Trudel defeated incumbent Polydore Beaulac. Duplessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Casgrain
Léon Casgrain (August 13, 1892 – November 5, 1967) was a Canadian politician and jurist from Quebec. Biography He was born on August 13, 1892 in Rivière-Ouelle and was an attorney. He ran as a Liberal candidate in 1927 for the district of Témiscouata and won. He was re-elected in the district of Rivière-du-Loup in 1931, 1935, 1936, 1939 (in Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup for that year only) and 1944. Casgrain was defeated in 1948 against Union Nationale candidate Roméo Gagné. He became Minister without Portfolio in 1939 and served as the province's Attorney General from 1942 to 1944. In 1948, he was appointed a puisne judge of the Superior Court of Quebec The Superior Court of Quebec (french: Cour supérieure du Québec) is a superior trial court in the Province of Quebec, in Canada. It consists of 157 judges who are appointed by the federal government. Appeals from this court are taken to the Qu ..., retiring in 1967. Casgrain died on November 5, 1967 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector Authier
Hector Authier (November 4, 1881 – April 14, 1971) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and news reporter/announcer. Background He was born on November 4, 1881 in Ange-Gardien, Quebec. Mayor He served as the first Mayor of Amos, Quebec in 1914, for a one-year term. Member of the legislature Authier won a by-election in 1923 and became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the provincial district of Abitibi. He was re-elected in the 1927, 1931 and 1935 elections. He served as Deputy Speaker of the House from 1935 to 1936 and was a Member of the Cabinet as the Minister of Colonization by 1936. He did not run for re-election in the 1936 election. Federal politics He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1940 as a Member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Chapleau. Death He died on April 14, 1971 in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
