Mario Beaulieu (February 1, 1930 – October 12, 1998) was a Canadian

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, politician and

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Early life and career

Born in Plantagenet, Ontario, the son of Henri de Montpellier Beaulieu and Berthe Lalonde, he was educated in

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and became a notary in 1956. He ran unsuccessfully for the

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as a Union Nationale candidate for the riding of

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. In 1966, he was the President of the Union Nationale's electoral campaign and was the Chief of Staff to Premier Daniel Johnson and Deputy Minister of Executive Council from 1966 to 1968. In 1968, he was the General Director of the Union Nationale. He was elected in a March 1969

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in the riding of Dorion and was appointed Minister of Immigration in

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's cabinet, in which he served until 1970. From 1969 to 1970, he was the Minister of Finance. He was defeated in the 1970 election. He ran unsuccessfully in 1971 for the leadership of the Union Nationale, placing third, behind victor

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and

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. In 1971, he published a book, ''La victoire du Québec''. In 1984, he was Vice-President of the

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's Quebec campaign and Chairman of the electoral campaign in

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. In 1990, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of De la Durantaye, Quebec as a Progressive Conservative, he resigned in June 1994.

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