Pierre De Bané PC QC (Arabic: بيير دي باين; August 2, 1938 – January 9, 2019) was a Canadian senator. He was the first Palestinian and the first person of Middle Eastern descent to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada in Matane and next Matapédia—Matane, and was a member of the Canadian Cabinet.[1]
Pierre De Bané | |
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بيير دي باين | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Oceans | |
| In office September 30, 1982 – June 29, 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Roméo LeBlanc |
| Succeeded by | Herb Breau |
| Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion | |
| In office March 3, 1980 – January 11, 1982 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Elmer MacKay |
| Succeeded by | Herb Gray |
| Minister of Supply and Services | |
| In office November 24, 1978 – June 3, 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Goyer |
| Succeeded by | Roch LaSalle |
| Senator for De la Vallière, Quebec | |
| In office June 29, 1984 – August 2, 2013 | |
| Nominated by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Appointed by | Jeanne Sauvé |
| Preceded by | Jean Marchand |
| Succeeded by | Raymonde Saint-Germain |
| Member of Parliament for Matapédia—Matane | |
| In office May 22, 1979 – June 28, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Riding re-created |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Luc Joncas |
| Member of Parliament for Matane | |
| In office June 25, 1968 – May 21, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Riding re-created |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1938 Haifa, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | January 9, 2019 (aged 80) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Elisabeth Nadeau (m. 1980) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | |
| Profession |
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Early life and education
editDe Bané was born in Haifa, Palestine. His family then immigrated to Canada in 1947 to escape the looming war, and settled in Quebec. De Bané studied at Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières, Collège Saint-Alexandre, University of Quebec and from law at Laval University.[2]
Political career
editHe was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 general election, and served as a Member of Parliament for sixteen years.
In 1978, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau appointed De Bané to the Canadian Cabinet as the Minister of Supply and Services. He joined the opposition bench when the Liberals lost the 1979 election, but was reappointed to the Cabinet as the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion when the Liberals returned to power in 1980 election.
In 1982, De Bané became Minister of State for External Relations and, eight months later, he became the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. De Bané was named to the Senate by Trudeau days before he retired as Prime Minister.
De Bané was active on numerous Senate committees, particularly those dealing with fisheries, foreign affairs, and legal affairs and was also active in public life on the issue of Palestinian refugees.
He retired from the Senate upon turning 75 on August 2, 2013, and died on January 9, 2019, at the age of 80.[3][4]
Archives
editThere is a Pierre de Bané fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Décès de l'ancien député de Matane Pierre De Bané". Radio Canada (in French). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "The Hon. Pierre de Bané, P.C., Q.C., B.A., LL.L., DOC.SC.ADM. (Hon.)". Liberal Senate Forum. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ "L'ex-député, ministre et sénateur Pierre de Bané n'est plus". Le Soleil (in French). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Pierre DE BANE Obituary (2019) - Ottawa, ON". Legacy.com. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Pierre de Bané fonds". Library and Archives Canada. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2024.