Maurice Lamontagne PC FRSC FRSA (September 7, 1917 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian economist and politician.

Maurice Lamontagne
Secretary of State for Canada
In office
February 3, 1964 – December 17, 1965
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byJack Pickersgill
Succeeded byJudy LaMarsh
President of the Privy Council
In office
April 22, 1963 – February 2, 1964
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byJohn Diefenbaker
Succeeded byGeorge McIlraith
Senator for Inkerman, Quebec
In office
April 6, 1967 – June 12, 1983
Appointed byLester B. Pearson
Preceded byAdrian Knatchbull-Hugessen
Succeeded byCharlie Watt
Member of Parliament
for Outremont—St-Jean
In office
April 8, 1963 – April 5, 1967
Preceded byRomuald Bourque
Succeeded byAurélien Noël
Personal details
Born(1917-09-07)September 7, 1917
Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada
DiedJune 12, 1983(1983-06-12) (aged 65)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Jeannette Morin
(m. 1943)
Children3
Education
Profession
  • Economist
  • professor

Born in Mont-Joli, Quebec, he graduated from Université Laval with a master's degree in social science and Harvard University with a master's in economics. He was a professor of economics at Université Laval. In 1954, he became an assistant deputy minister in the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources headed by Jean Lesage. In 1957, he joined the faculty of the University of Ottawa as a professor of economics. From 1958 to 1963, he served as an adviser to Lester B. Pearson.

In 1958, he ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Quebec East. He was defeated again in 1962. He was elected in 1963 in the riding of Outremont—St-Jean and re-elected in 1965. From 1963 to 1964, he was the President of the Privy Council. From 1964 to 1965, he was the Secretary of State of Canada.

He was a member of the Club of Rome.[1]

In 1967, he was called to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Inkerman, Quebec. He served until his death in 1983.

The Maurice Lamontagne Institute is named in his honour.

There is a Maurice Lamontagne fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lamontagne, Maurice. Business Cycles in Canada: The Postwar Experience and Policy Directions. Lorimer, 1984. ISBN 0-88862-713-0. Page xvi
  2. ^ "Maurice Lamontagne fonds, Library and Archives Canada". 25 November 2016.
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