Robert Dean (Canadian politician)

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Robert Dean
Minister of Employment and Consultation of Quebec
In office
20 December 1984 – 12 December 1985
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byposition abolished
Minister of Revenue of Quebec
In office
5 March 1984 – 20 December 1984
Preceded byAlain Marcoux
Succeeded byMaurice Martel
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Prévost
In office
13 April 1981 – 2 December 1985
Preceded bySolange Chaput-Rolland
Succeeded byPaul-André Forget
Personal details
Born26 October 1927
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died4 February 2021(2021-02-04) (aged 93)
Political partyParti Québécois

Robert Dean (26 October 1927 – 4 February 2021) was a Canadian politician and trade unionist. He was one of the few

Anglophone Quebecers to join the Parti Québécois
, which advocates for the independence of Quebec from Canada.

Early life and career

Dean was born in Montreal on 26 October 1927.[1] His father, Harry Wilson Dean, was employed at a hotel; his mother was Marie-Anne Grégoire. Dean completed his primary and secondary education in Montreal.[2] He went on to study at Sir George Williams University (an antecedent to Concordia University), obtaining a Bachelor of Arts from that institution in 1963.[2][3]

Dean started his career working for RCA in Saint-Henri from 1952 until 1959.[2] He was involved in the creation of the CLSC in Saint-Thérèse.[4] He became a trade unionist in 1960, as part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees and United Auto Workers in Drummondville.[5] He was instrumental in creating 24 bargaining units at Hydro-Québec, after the provincial government nationalized electric utility in 1962.[3] He also participated in the strikes against United Aircraft of Canada from 1974 to 1975, one of the most violent periods in Quebec history.[5] From 1969 to 1981, he served as vice president of the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec. He also helped organize unions in Ontario.[4]

Political career

Dean became a member of the

Pierre-Marc Johnson became premier on 3 October 1985. However, Dean lost his seat during the 1985 provincial election. He ran again in the election four years later in Groulx but was defeated.[2]

After his defeat in 1985, Dean rejoined the United Auto Workers and retired in 1989.[8]

Later life

After retiring from politics, Dean became a human resources consultant. He was named a member of the Council for the Elderly on 27 June 2001.[2] He joined the SPQ Libre, the left-wing faction of the PQ, when it formed in February 2004.[9] Dean died on 4 February 2021 at the age of 93.[3][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Décès de l'ancien ministre péquiste Robert Dean". Le Journal de Québec. Quebec City. Agence QMI. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021. (in French)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Robert Dean". National Assembly of Quebec. May 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2021. (in French)
  3. ^ a b c d Lévesque, Lia (4 February 2021). "Former Quebec minister Robert Dean dies". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b Côté, Christian (4 December 2012). "Robert Dean répond aux 10 questions". L'Écho de la Rive-Nord (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Saccage à la United Aircraft de Longueuil". Bilan du siècle (in French). 13 May 1975.
  6. ^ a b c Lévesque, Lia (4 February 2021). "L'ancien ministre péquiste Robert Dean n'est plus". La Presse. Montreal. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 4 February 2021. (in French)
  7. ^ "Le Fonds de solidarité FTQ a 20 ans : La grande aventure de la solidarité syndicale – Louis Fournier". FTQ (in French).
  8. ^ "Liste des collaborateurs et collaboratrices". Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (in French). 2 February 2005.
  9. ^ Castonguay, Alec (15 March 2004). "Une coalition de gauche au sein du PQ". Le Devoir. Montreal. Retrieved 4 February 2021. (in French)
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Dean_(Canadian_politician)&oldid=1135348105"