Jean-Paul Cloutier, CM (September 8, 1924 – December 19, 2010) was a Canadian politician from Quebec.[1]
Jean-Paul Cloutier | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmagny | |
In office 1962–1973 | |
Preceded by | Laurent Lizotte |
Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1972 |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, Quebec | September 8, 1924
Died | December 19, 2010 Quebec City, Quebec | (aged 86)
Political party | Union Nationale |
Background
editHe was born on September 8, 1924, in Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, Quebec, and made a career in accounting and business.
Member of the legislature
editCloutier ran as a Union Nationale candidate in 1962 for the district of Montmagny and won.
Cabinet member
editHe was re-elected in 1966 and was appointed to Premier Daniel Johnson Sr.'s Cabinet. Cloutier served as Minister of Family and Social Welfare. Under his tenure, the department laid the groundwork for the public health insurance plan that would later be implemented by his Liberal successor Claude Castonguay.
City politics
editHe ran as the Parti du renouveau municipal mayoral candidate in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, in 1985, but lost against Andrée Boucher.
In 2000, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[2]
Death
editHe died in Quebec City on December 19, 2010.
References
edit- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- ^ Order of Canada citation