Léo Richer Laflèche

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Léo Richer LaFlèche
PC DSO
Member of Parliament
for Outremont
In office
November 30, 1942 – June 10, 1945
Preceded byThomas Vien
Succeeded byÉdouard Rinfret
Personal details
Born(1888-04-16)April 16, 1888
Concordia, Kansas, U.S.
DiedMarch 7, 1956(1956-03-07) (aged 67)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Jean Brady
​
(m. 1920)​
Children5
OccupationMajor General, Civil Servant, Diplomat, Politician
CabinetMinister of National War Services (1942-1945)
Military service
Allegiance 
22nd Battalion, CEF
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II

Major General Léo Richer LaFlèche, PC DSO (April 16, 1888 – March 7, 1956) was a Canadian general, civil servant, diplomat, and politician.

Léo Richer La Flèche was born in

Deputy Minister of National Defence, Vice-Chairman Defence Council and briefly served as military attaché to Paris before the German invasion.[4]

From 1940 to 1942, he was the associate deputy minister of

National Film Board from 1941 to 1943.[5] In 1941, he received an honorary LL.D. from the University of Ottawa.[6]

He was elected as the

Mackenzie King named him Minister of National War Services. He remained in this role until he became the first Canadian ambassador to Greece on April 17, 1945, a post he kept until 1949.[8]

On October 20, 1949, he presented his credentials to the governor general of Australia as the new high commissioner of Canada. On August 19, 1952, he also held this position in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as he officially took his post as the Canadian ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary in charge of the diplomatic relations with neighbouring Uruguay.[9] He returned to Canada in 1955. He died the next year at the age of 67. His grave is in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery of Montreal.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Patrimoine Militaire – le Major J R Laflèche par Louise Pelletier". 11 November 2014.
  2. ^ Léo Richer Laflèche – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. ISBN 9781552381762
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  4. ISBN 9781552381762
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  5. ^ "National Film Board fonds: Office of the Chairman". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2006.
  6. ^ "Honorary Doctorates". University of Ottawa.
  7. ^ "History of Federal Ridings".
  8. ^ "Patrimoine Militaire – le Major J R Laflèche par Louise Pelletier". 11 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Heads of Post List". Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
  10. ^ Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

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Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by President of the Royal Canadian Legion
1929–1931 		Succeeded by
John Roper
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to Greece
1945–1949 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian High Commissioner to Australia
1949–1950 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to Argentina
1952–1955 		Succeeded by
New office Canadian Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to Uruguay
1952–1955 		Succeeded by
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