Yves Gabias

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Yves Gabias was a politician from Quebec, Canada. [1]

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[edit] Background

He was born on December 8, 1920 in Montreal and was a lawyer. He was the father of Liberal MNA André Gabias.

[edit] Member of the Legislature

He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in 1960 and won. He was succeeding Maurice Duplessis who had died a year before. He was re-elected in 1962 and 1966.

[edit] Member of the Cabinet

He was appointed to the Cabinet and served as Minister of Immigration under Premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand.

[edit] Retirement from Politics

Gabias resigned in 1969 to become judge in Trois-Rivières. He died on March 22, 2002.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Yves Gabias, Assemblée nationale du Québec
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Maurice Duplessis, Union Nationale		 MLA, District of Trois-Rivières
1960–1969		 Succeeded by
Gilles Gauthier, Union Nationale
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