Louis-Joseph-Lucien Cardin PC QC (1 March 1919 – 13 June 1988) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician.

Lucien Cardin
Minister of Justice
Attorney General of Canada
In office
7 July 1965 – 3 April 1967
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byGeorge McIlraith (acting)
Succeeded byPierre Trudeau
Minister of Public Works
In office
15 February 1965 – 6 July 1965
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byJean-Paul Deschatelets
Succeeded byGeorge McIlraith
Associate Minister of National Defence
In office
22 April 1963 – 14 February 1965
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded byLéo Cadieux
Member of Parliament
for Richelieu—Verchères
In office
6 October 1952 – 3 April 1967
Preceded byGérard Cournoyer
Succeeded byJacques Tremblay
Personal details
Born
Louis-Joseph-Lucien Cardin

(1919-03-01)1 March 1919
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died13 June 1988(1988-06-13) (aged 69)
Hull, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Marcelle Petitclerc
(m. 1950)
Education
Profession
  • Lawyer
Military service
AllegianceCanada
Branch/serviceRoyal Canadian Navy
Years of service1941–1945
RankLieutenant-Commander

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Octave Cardin and Eldora Pagé, he studied at Loyola College and at the Université de Montréal. During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy and was discharged with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1950.

In a 1952 by-election, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal in the Quebec riding of Richelieu—Verchères. He was re-elected in 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, and 1965.

From 1956 to 1957, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Secretary of State for External Affairs. From 1963 to 1965, he was the Associate Minister of National Defence. In 1965, he was the Minister of Public Works. From 1965 to 1967, he was the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

Cardin was the first Canadian politician to bring the public's attention to the Munsinger affair. During taunts by Conservative MPs in the House of Commons in March 1966, Cardin shouted out across the floor of the House, "What about Monsignor?" Although he got the name wrong and later insisted that he thought Gerda Munsinger had died, the media brought attention to the issue, and there was a federal inquiry that caught the public's attention for its implications to national security during the Cold War.

He was appointed Assistant Chairman of the Tax Review Board in April 1972 and Chairman of the Tax Review Board in 1975. He was appointed Chief Judge of the Tax Court of Canada on July 18, 1983.

References

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  • "Lucien Cardin Is Dead; Canadian Aide Was 69". New York Times. 15 June 1988.
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Political offices
Preceded by
vacant
Associate Minister of National Defence
1963-1965
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Public Works
1965
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Justice
1965-1967
Succeeded by