Georges-Émile Lapalme
Georges-Émile Lapalme (January 14, 1907 – February 5, 1985) was a politician in
Background
He was born in Montreal. He studied law at the Université de Montréal. Lapalme was married to Maria Langlois for nearly 50 years, with whom he had seven children.
Member of Parliament
Lapalme was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1945 federal election and served until 1950.
Provincial politics
He resigned his federal seat to be acclaimed Leader of the
Lapalme won a
It was during his leadership that the Quebec Liberal Party severed its affiliation with the federal Liberal Party in 1955.
Member of the Cabinet
Lapalme won re-election in the 1960 and 1962 elections. He never became premier, but served as deputy premier under Jean Lesage, and as Attorney-General and was the province's first Minister of Cultural Affairs. Lapalme did not run for re-election in the 1966 election.
Elections as party leader
Lapalme lost two
See also
- Politics of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
- List of Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- History of Quebec
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Georges-Émile Lapalme – Parliament of Canada biography
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