Georges-Émile Lapalme

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Georges-Émile Lapalme (January 14, 1907 - February 5, 1985) was a politician in Quebec, Canada, member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, and leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.

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[edit] Background

He was born in Montreal. He studied law at the Université de Montréal. Lapalme was married to Maria Langlois for nearly 50 years, with whom he had seven children.

[edit] Member of Parliament

Lapalme was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1945 federal election, and served until 1950.

[edit] Provincial Politics

He resigned his seat to be acclaimed Leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec in 1950. He ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the district of Joliette in the 1952 election, but was defeated by Minister of Labor and Union Nationale candidate Antonio Barrette.

Lapalme won a by-election in the district of Montreal-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 Liberal leader until 1958 and remained Leader of the Opposition in Quebec until 1960.

[edit] Member of the Cabinet

Lapalme won re-election in the 1960 and 1962 elections. He never became premier, but served as vice-premier under Jean Lesage, and as Attorney-General and Minister of Cultural Affairs, which he founded. Lapalme did not run for re-election in the 1966 election.

[edit] Elections as Party Leader

Lapalme lost two general elections as party leader, the 1952 election and the 1956 election.

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Adélard Godbout		 Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party
1950-1958		 Succeeded by
Jean Lesage
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Henri Groulx (Liberal)		 MLA for Montreal-Outremont
1953–1966		 Succeeded by
Jérôme Choquette (Liberal)
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