Jean Bienvenue

Jean Bienvenue (24 June 1928 – 13 October 2018)[1] was a Liberal minister under Robert Bourassa in the province of Quebec.

Jean Bienvenue
Minister of Education for Quebec
In office
20 January 1976 – 26 November 1976
Prime MinisterRobert Bourassa
Preceded byRaymond Garneau
Succeeded byJacques-Yvan Morin
Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion for Quebec
In office
15 February 1972 – 20 January 1976
Prime MinisterRobert Bourassa
Preceded byFrançois Cloutier
Succeeded byLise Bacon
Personal details
Born(1928-06-24)24 June 1928
Died13 October 2018(2018-10-13) (aged 90)
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party
ParentValmore Bienvenue (father)

He was born in June 1928. Bienvenue graduated from Université Laval before he joined the Quebec bar in June 1952.[2] He was later a member of several law firms. He was the son of Valmore Bienvenue, a lawyer and political figure, and Charlotte Langlois.[2]

Bienvenue was elected an MNA in both 1966 and 1970 in Matane riding. When the Liberals formed the government in 1970, he was appointed deputy government House Leader from January 1971 to November 1976. Bienvenue became Minister of State in May 1971, and then Minister of Immigration in February 1972.

In 1973 he defeated Jacques Parizeau in the Montreal riding of Crémazie.[3]

He died in 2018 at age 90 in Quebec City.[1]

References
  1. "Former Liberal minister Jean Bienvenue dies at age 90". Montreal Gazette. Presse Canadienne. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  3. "Former Liberal minister Jean Bienvenue dies at age 90".


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