Rémi Paul (June 10, 1921 – December 20, 1982) was a lawyer and politician from

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, Canada.

Member of the House of Commons

Born in

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, Paul ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the district of Berthier-Maskinongé-Delanaudière in

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and lost, but was elected to the

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and

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. He sat as an

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by February 18, 1965 and did not run for re-election in that same year. Paul was a friend of Quebec fascist leader

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who campaigned for him in the 1957 election.

Provincial politics

Paul ran as a Union Nationale in the district of Maskinongé in

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and won a seat at the

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. He was

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from

to 1968. He was appointed to the

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and served as Minister of Justice under

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. In

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, his party lost the election to

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's Liberals. Paul was re-elected and became

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of the

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. However he was defeated against Liberal Yvon Picotte in

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* 1921 births 1982 deaths Justice ministers of Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Louiseville Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs Université Laval alumni {{ProgressiveConservative-Quebec-MP-stub