Michel Dupuy, (born January 11, 1930) is a

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diplomat, journalist, academic and politician. Born in

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, his father was Pierre Dupuy who was also a Canadian diplomat. Dupuy was a long time

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in the

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. He served as

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to the

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from 1980 to 1981, and Ambassador to

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from 1981 to 1985. He subsequently entered politics and was defeated in his attempt to win a

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in the

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in the 1988 election. He was elected on his second attempt in the 1993 election as the

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for

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. He immediately joined the

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, serving concurrently as Minister of Communications and Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship from 1993 until January 1996. During his tenure, the departments he oversaw were merged into the new

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Dupuy came under fire for "representing a constituency in a

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(CRTC) application" because he was the minister responsible for the agency, and was subsequently dropped from Cabinet. He did not run in the 1997 election.

Electoral record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dupuy, Michel 1930 births Living people French Quebecers Ambassadors of Canada to France Permanent Representatives of Canada to the United Nations Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada