Michel Dupuy

Michel Dupuy PC (January 11, 1930 – July 9, 2023) was a Canadian diplomat, journalist, academic and politician.

Michel Dupuy PC
Ambassador of Canada to France
In office 30 September 1981 – 1985
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	Gérard Pelletier
Succeeded by	Lucien Bouchard
Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
In office 6 May 1980 – May 1981
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	William H. Barton
Succeeded by	Gérard Pelletier
Member of Parliament for Laval West
In office 25 October 1993 – 1 June 1997
Preceded by	Guy Ricard
Succeeded by	Raymonde Folco
Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship
In office 4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996
Prime Minister	Jean Chrétien
Preceded by	Gerry Weiner
Succeeded by	Sheila Copps
Minister of Communications
In office 4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996
Prime Minister	Jean Chrétien
Preceded by	Monique Landry
Succeeded by	Sheila Copps
Personal details
Born	(1930-01-11)January 11, 1930 Paris, France
Died	July 9, 2023(2023-07-09) (aged 93) Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Micheline Dallaire
Parent	Pierre Dupuy (father)
Alma mater	University of Oxford University of Paris
Occupation	Diplomat, journalist, academic, politician

Biography

Michel Dupuy was born in Paris, France, on January 11, 1930. His father, Pierre Dupuy, was also a Canadian diplomat.

Dupuy was a longtime diplomat in the Department of External Affairs. He served as Ambassador to the United Nations from 1980 to 1981 and Ambassador to France from 1981 to 1985.

Dupuy entered politics but was defeated in his attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1988 election. He was elected on his second attempt in the 1993 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Laval West. He immediately joined the Cabinet and served concurrently as Minister of Communications and Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship from 1993 until January 1996. During his tenure, the departments that he oversaw were merged into the new Department of Canadian Heritage

Dupuy came under fire for "representing a constituency in a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) application" because he was the minister responsible for the agency and was dropped from the Cabinet.

Dupuy did not run in the 1997 election.

He died in Boucherville, Quebec, on July 9, 2023, at the age of 93.

Electoral record

1993 Canadian federal election: Laval West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Michel Dupuy	28,449	46.24	–	$60,506
	Bloc Québécois	Michel Leduc	26,460	43.01		$44,789
	Progressive Conservative	Guy Ricard	4,167	6.77		$59,586
	New Democratic Party	Marcella Tardif-Provencher	678	1.10		$2,926
	Libertarian	Rick Blatter	649	1.05		$4,038
	Natural Law	Eddy Gagné	546	0.89		$270
	National	Cyril G. MacNeil	280	0.46		$4,218
	Commonwealth	John Ajemian	187	0.30		$0
	Abolitionist	Georges Vaudrin	109	0.18		$0
Total valid votes			61,525	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,765
Turnout			63,290	79.62
Electors on the lists			79,486
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.

External links

• Michel Dupuy – Parliament of Canada biography