Gilles Lamontagne

Joseph-Georges-Gilles-Claude Lamontagne, PC, OC, CQ, CD (born April 17, 1919) was a Canadian politician and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.

He was born in Montreal. During World War II, Lamontagne fought as a bomber pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force. During the war he was shot down over the Netherlands and detained as a prisoner of war until 1945. He ended his air force service in the rank of flight lieutenant.

In 1946, he settled in Quebec City and entered the importing business became member of the Rotary's club of Quebec city with his partner and neighbour Jean Poliquin.

There, he met and married Mary Schaefer (1926–2006) in 1949 and had four children, Michel (1950- ), André (1951- ), Pierre (1956–2005) and Marie (1959- ), and now, 5 grandchildren.

He entered politics and was elected mayor of Quebec City in 1965. He held that post until he won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal Party candidate in a 1977 by-election. In 1978, he entered the Cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Postmaster General. He served in that position until the defeat of the government in the 1979 election.

When the Liberals returned to power in the 1980 election, Lamontagne returned to Cabinet as Minister of National Defence.

In 1984, he left politics to accept the position of Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, and served as the province's viceroy until his retirement in 1990.

In 1990, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2000, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec and in 2005, a member of l'Ordre des Grands Québécois. He is an honorary member of the Royal Military College of Canada club student # H15200.

Arms

Arms of Gilles Lamontagne
Notes
The arms of Gilles Lamontagne consist of:[1]
Crest
Above a helm on a wreath Argent and Azure a demi Snowy Owl (Nyctea Scandiaca) displayed of the first gorged with a collar of the second charged with a mullet Argent, each wing charged with two fleurs de lys Azure mantled Azure doubled Argent.
Escutcheon
Azure on a mount between two swords paleways, hilts in base a double-towered fortress gate all Argent, masoned of the first, in chief a coronet of six fleurs de lys, three visible, also Argent.
Supporters
Dexter a Moose (Alces alces) Argent gorged with a collar of maple leaves Gules, sinister a Moose of the first gorged with a collar of fleurs de lys Azure, roses Gules, thistles and shamrocks Vert alternately.
Motto
Deo Favente Vincit Vim Virtus

See also

References

  1. ^ Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume I), Ottawa, 1988 

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Political offices
Preceded by
Wilfrid Hamel		 Mayor of Quebec City
1965 - 1977		 Succeeded by
Jean Pelletier
Preceded by
Jean-Pierre Côté		 Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
1984-1990		 Succeeded by
Martial Asselin
Bédard • Caron • Stuart • Belleau • Tessier • Alleyn • Morrin • Robitaille • Morrin • Langevin • Pope • Tourangeau • Cauchon • Lemesurier • Hossak • Tourangeau • P. Garneau • Murphy • Chambers • Brousseau • Langelier • Frémont • Parent • Tanguay • Garneau • Drouin • Lavigueur • Samson • Martin • Simard • Auger • Lavigueur • Grégoire • Borne • Hamel • Lamontagne • Pelletier • L'Allier • Boucher • Joli-Cœur • Labeaume
Post-Confederation (1867-present)
Province of Canada (1841-1866)*
Lower Canada (1791-1841)
British Province of Quebec (1759-1791)*
  • The Crown's representative from 1759 to 1791, and from 1841 to 1866 held the office and rank of Governor-General