Francis Fox

Francis Fox PC QC (born February 12, 1939 in Montreal , Québec ) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician of the Liberal Party of Canada , who was both a member of the lower house and a member of the Senate and was temporarily a minister.

Life

After attending school, Fox first completed a course of study, which he completed with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and a Master of Arts . A postgraduate studies of law he first ended with a Licentiate of Laws (LL.L.) and then with a Master of Laws (LL.M.). After completing his studies, he worked as a lawyer.

In the general election on October 30, 1972 he was elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party first deputy to the lower house and represented there until his election defeat in the election of 4 September 1984 the constituency Argenteuil-Deux-Montagnes , Quebec City and most recently since 1979 the constituency of Blainville-Deux-Montagnes . During his many years of parliamentary activity, he was a member of various standing committees and, between September 1974 and October 1976, vice-chairman of the standing committee for justice and legal affairs and at the same time chairman of the special committee for the egg market.

On October 10, 1975, Fox first became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General and then became Solcitor General in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau on September 14, 1976 and held this post until his resignation for personal reasons on January 27, 1978.

On March 3, 1980, Prime Minister Trudeau appointed him Minister of Communications in his new government and held this ministerial office until June 29, 1984. At the same time, he was also State Secretary for Canada from March 3, 1980 to September 21, 1981, and most recently on June 30 1984 to September 16, 1984 Minister for International Trade. After leaving the House of Commons and the government, Fox returned to practice as a lawyer.

On August 29, 2005, Fox became a member of the Senate on the proposal of Prime Minister Paul Martin , whose First Secretary ( Principal Secretary ) he was from 2004 to 2006, and represented the Senatorial Division of Victoria in this . On December 2, 2011, he resigned his Senate mandate, exactly three years before the maximum age of 75 years. During his six-year Senate membership, Fox was again a member of numerous standing committees.

Publications

• The impact of the Free Trade Agreement on the audiovisual industries in Canada , co-authors Jean-Pierre Blais and Claude Brunet, Verlag Martineau Walker, Montreal 1988

Web links

• Entry on Parliament's homepage