Jean-Pierre Goyer, (January 17, 1932 – May 24, 2011) was a lawyer and

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minister. Goyer was born in Saint-Laurent,

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, the son of Gilbert and Marie-Ange Goyer. He graduated from the

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. Goyer was first elected to the

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as the

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for Dollard in the 1965 election. He was re-elected in the 1968 election, and in 1970, was appointed to the Cabinet as

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. In this position, he oversaw the

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in the aftermath of the

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. Goyer as well as the McDonald Commission reviewed the practices of the

against the militant wing of the separatist movement and this led to the creation of a separate civilian security agency, the

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, in the 1980s and intelligence responsibilities were removed from the federal police force. Following the 1972 election, he became

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. Goyer left Cabinet in November 1978 and announced that he would not run in the 1979 election. He returned to the practice of law in Montreal. There is a Jean-Pierre Goyer

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. Jean-Pierre Goyer is also honoured wit
Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer
for collaborative emerging artist.

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