Lucien Cliche (August 4, 1916 – June 2, 2005) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Abitibi-Est in the

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and then the

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from 1960 to 1970 as a Liberal. Cliche was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1960 to 1961. He was born in Vallée-Jonction, Quebec, the son of Vital Cliche and Anne-Marie Cloutier. Cliche was educated at the

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and the Université Laval. He was called to the

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in 1940 and set up practice first in Vallée-Jonction and then in Val-d'Or. In 1960, he was named Queen's Counsel. Cliche was bâtonnier for the Abitibi-Témiscamingue bar. He also was recorder and then attorney for the town of Val D'Or, as well as serving on the municipal council for Val-d'Or. In 1954, with

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and Jean-Pierre Bonneville, he founded ''Le Progrès de Rouyn-Noranda''. He served as president of the Chamber of Commerce for Val-d'Or-Bourlamaque. He served in the Quebec cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1961 to 1962 and Minister of Lands and Forests from 1962 to 1966. Cliche was married twice: to Clara Morrison in 1943 and to Rose Lannan in 1971. He died in Val-d'Or at the age of 88. His wife died in 2007 aged 88.

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* Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 1916 births 2005 deaths People from Chaudière-Appalaches Université Laval alumni {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub