Jean-Paul Beaulieu
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Jean-Paul Beaulieu C.A. | |
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In office 1965 – 1968 |
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Preceded by | Yvon Dupuis |
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Succeeded by | Riding redistributed into Missisquoi and Saint-Jean |
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Born | January 22, 1902 St. Paul, Quebec, Canada |
Died | November 14, 1976 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Progressive Conservative Party |
Occupation | chartered accountant |
Website | Parliament of Canada biography |
Jean-Paul Beaulieu was a Canadian and Québécois politician and chartered accountant.[1]
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[edit] Background
He was born on January 22, 1902 in Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, Montérégie. He studied at the Université de Montréal and McGill University. He obtained a license degree in commercial sciences from McGill. He was received honorary doctorates from Université Laval and Université de Montréal
[edit] Member of the Legislature
Beaulieu won a by-election in 1941 and became the Union Nationale Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the provincial electoral district of Saint-Jean-Napierville. He was re-elected in the district of Saint-Jean in the 1944, 1948, 1952 and 1956 elections.
He was appointed to the Cabinet in 1944 and served as Minister of Trade and Commerce, until his defeated in the 1960 election. He was defeated again in the 1962 election.[2]
[edit] Federal Politics
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party to represent the riding of Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville in the 1965. He lost in the 1968 election.[3]
[edit] Death
Beaulieu died on November 14, 1976.
[edit] Footnotes
National Assembly of Quebec | ||
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Preceded by Alexis Bouthillier (Liberal) |
MLA for Saint-Jean 1941–1960 |
Succeeded by Jacques Veilleux (Liberal) |