Irénée Vautrin
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Irénée Vautrin was a Canadian politician from Quebec. [1]
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[edit] Background
He was born on December 21, 1888 near Napierville and became an architect.
[edit] Member of the Legislature
Vautrin ran as a Liberal candidate in the 1919 election for the district of Montréal-Saint-Jacques and won, but was defeated by Conservative candidate Joseph-Ambroise-Eusèbe Beaudoin in the 1923 election.
He was re-elected in the 1927 and 1931 elections. He served as Deputy Speaker of the House from 1930 to 1934.
[edit] Cabinet Member
Vautrin was appointed to the Cabinet and served as Deputy House Speaker from 1930 to 1934, Minister without Portfolio in 1934 and Minister of Colonization from 1934 until his defeated in the 1935 election against Conservative candidate Henry Lemaître Auger.
Soon after he left office Vautrin appeared before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and became one of the favorite targets of Conservative Leader Maurice Duplessis, who exposed the corrupt practices of the Liberal government. The undesired attention earned Vautrin the unflattering nickname of Les culottes à Vautrin. [2]
[edit] Death
He died on February 2, 1974 in Montreal.
[edit] Footnotes
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
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| Preceded by Clément Robillard (Conservative) |
MLA for Montréal-Saint-Jacques 1919–1923 |
Succeeded by Joseph-Ambroise-Eusèbe Beaudoin (Conservative) |
| Preceded by Joseph-Ambroise-Eusèbe Beaudoin (Conservative) |
MLA for Montréal-Saint-Jacques 1927–1935 |
Succeeded by Henry Lemaître Auger (Conservative) |
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