Alfred Duranleau

The Hon. Alfred Duranleau
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Chambly-Verchères
In office 1930–1935
Preceded by	Aimé Langlois
Succeeded by	The electoral district was abolished in 1933.
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal-Laurier
In office 1923–1927
Preceded by	Ernest Poulin
Succeeded by	Ernest Poulin
Personal details
Born	(1871-11-01)November 1, 1871 Farnham, Quebec
Died	March 11, 1951(1951-03-11) (aged 79) Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	Conservative Party of Quebec
Cabinet	Minister of Marine (1930–1935) Minister of Fisheries (Acting) (1932–1934)

Alfred Duranleau, PC (November 1, 1871 – March 11, 1951) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.

Born in Farnham, Quebec, the son of Napoléon Duranleau and Adélaïde Patenaude, he was educated as a lawyer and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1897.

In 1923, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montréal-Laurier. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1927.

He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Chambly-Verchères in the 1930 federal election. A Conservative, he was the Minister of Marine from 1930 to 1935 and the Minister of Fisheries (Acting) from 1932 to 1934. From 1935 until his death in 1951, he was a judge on the Superior Court of Quebec.

References

• Alfred Duranleau – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec. 

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