Georges-Émile Lapalme (January 14, 1907 – February 5, 1985) was a

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, politician who was a member of the

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and leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Background

Born in

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Lapalme studied law at the

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. He was married to Maria Langlois for nearly 50 years with whom he had seven children.

Member of Parliament

Lapalme was elected to the

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in the 1945 federal election for the

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and served until 1950.

Provincial politics

He resigned his federal seat to be acclaimed leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec in 1950. He ran for a seat to the

in the district of

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in the 1952 election but was defeated by the Labour Minister, the Union Nationale candidate Antonio Barrette. Lapalme won a

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in the district of Montréal-Outremont in 1953. He was re-elected in the 1956 election, but under his leadership, his party lost the election against the Union Nationale. He remained a Liberal leader until 1958 and remained

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in Quebec until 1960. It was during his leadership that the Quebec Liberal Party severed its affiliation with the Liberal Party of Canada in 1955.

Member of the Cabinet

Lapalme won re-election in the 1960 and

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elections. He never became

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but served as deputy premier under Jean Lesage and as Attorney-General. Lapalme was also the province's first Minister of Cultural Affairs. He did not run for re-election in the 1966 election.

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Background

Member of Parliament

Provincial politics

Member of the Cabinet

See also anyway

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