Paul Sauvé

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Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé (March 24, 1907 – January 2, 1960) was a Quebec politician. Born in St-Benoit, Quebec, Canada.

1 Life
2 Achievements
3 Elections as party leader
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Life

Born in St-Benoit, Quebec, Canada to Arthur Sauvé, journalist and parlementary, and Marie-Louise Lachaîne. By 1923, his family moved to Saint-Eustache and he begins his studies at the Séminaire de Ste-Thérèse and was transferred to the Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal where he graduating in 1927. As a law student in the Université de Montréal, he was appointed to the bar on July 8, 1930.

First Post minister in the R. B. Bennett administration in 1916 and six years later he became a Conservative party leader. His political career began in 1930, when he was elected to the Quebec legislature as a Conservative. He took over his father's seat as Conservative deputy of the comté of Deux-Montagnes. He was defeated in the 1935 election.

He was a founder of the Union Nationale (UN) party, which succeeded the Conservative party, and was returned to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1936.

He served overseas in the Canadian military during the Second World War, and took part in the Normandy landing.

After the death of Premier and UN leader Maurice Duplessis on September 7, 1959, Sauvé succeeded him in both positions. Sauvé died in St Eustache whilst in office on January 2, 1960, having served as premier for only 114 days.

[edit] Achievements

He married, in 1936, Luce Pelland with whom he had three children, Luce-Paule (1937), Pierre (1938) et Ginette (1944).

During those "hundred days", as historians of the period call them, Sauvé undertook a wide-ranging review of issues facing the Quebec government, including many that had been ignored during the Duplessis era. Sauvé is viewed as having upheld his convictions and had not succumbed to fear of demotion by "The Chief" (Duplessis). Some say that he stood alone in a cabinet of "yes men".

When he became Premier (also called "Prime Minister" in Quebec), he announced radical changes in the ways Quebec would run. His resolve was conveyed in the motto he adopted: "Désormais" (from now on). He undertook to implement these changes immediately, but died suddenly in office, leaving the Union Nationale government in disarray.

Paul Sauve arena in Montreal is named after him, and was used by the Parti Quebecois for their election night rally in 1976 where they celebrated victory in the provincial election. In the CTV TV-movie "Separation", the arena was depicted as rented by federalist forces to celebrate a hoped-for negative vote in the referendum.

[edit] Elections as party leader

None. He died in office in 1960.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Paul Sauvé - Un homme tourné vers l'avenir (French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Retrieved on 2006-10-24.

[edit] External links

Preceded by: Maurice Duplessis	Premier of Quebec 1959-1960	Succeeded by: Antonio Barrette
Preceded by: Maurice Duplessis	Leader of the Union Nationale 1959-1960	Succeeded by: Yves Prévost