Jean-Guy Cardinal

Jean-Guy Cardinal
Daniel Johnson, Sr.
Succeeded by	Jean-Claude Boutin
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Prévost
In office 1976–1979
Preceded by	Bernard Parent
Succeeded by	Solange Chaput-Rolland
Personal details
Born	(1925-03-10)March 10, 1925 Montreal, Quebec
Died	March 16, 1979(1979-03-16) (aged 54) Quebec City, Quebec

Jean-Guy Cardinal (March 10, 1925 – March 16, 1979) was Deputy Premier of Quebec, Canada.

Early life

He was born on March 10, 1925, in Montreal, Quebec.

Union Nationale

Cardinal was a supporter of the Union Nationale. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec and to Daniel Johnson Sr.'s Cabinet in 1967 when became Minister of Education; in 1968, he became Deputy Premier.

Less than a year later, Premier Johnson died. Cardinal won a by-election and took over Johnson's seat to the National Assembly of Quebec. However, he lost his bid to become his party's leader against Jean-Jacques Bertrand on June 21, 1969.

Cardinal won re-election to the legislature in 1970, but did not run for re-election in 1973.

Parti Québécois

In the subsequent years, Cardinal joined the

of the National Assembly.

Death

He died in office on March 16, 1979.

External links

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.