Jean-Paul Deschatelets

Jean-Paul Deschatelets PC QC (born October 9, 1912 in Montreal , Québec ; † December 11, 1986 ) was a Canadian lawyer and politician of the Liberal Party of Canada , who was a member of the lower house and member of the Senate and at times minister for more than 32 years and was President of the Senate.

Life

After attending school, Deschatelets completed a course of study, which he completed with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). He completed another law degree with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and then took up a position as a lawyer.

In the general election of August 10, 1953 , he was elected as a candidate for the Liberal Party for the first time as a member of the lower house and represented the constituency of Maisonneuve-Rosemont until he resigned on February 23, 1966 . On April 22, 1963, Prime Minister Lester Pearson appointed him as Minister of Public Works in Canada's 19th Cabinet , to which he was a member until his resignation for personal reasons on February 11, 1965.

After leaving the House of Commons, Deschatelets became a member of the Senate on February 24, 1966 at the suggestion of Prime Minister Pearson and represented the Senate district of Lauzon for almost 20 years until his resignation for health reasons on January 10, 1986 . A few months after his appointment, he became deputy chairman of the Liberal parliamentary group in November 1966 and was also deputy leader of the government majority in the Senate until 1967 ( Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate ). Subsequently, he was between May 8, 1967 and April 23, 1968 Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance.

On September 5, 1968, he succeeded Sydney John Smith as Speaker of the Senate ( Speaker of the Senate ) and was President of the House of Lords of the Canadian Parliament until his replacement by Muriel McQueen Fergusson on December 13, 1972 . During this time he was from September 12, 1968 to September 1, 1972 also co-chair of the Joint Special Committees of the Parliament of Canada for the Parliament Library as well as for the Parliament Restaurant.

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