Léon Balcer
Léon Balcer PC (born October 13, 1917 in Trois-Rivières , Québec ; † March 22, 1991 in Sainte-Foy , Québec) was a Canadian lawyer and politician of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada , who was a member of the House of Commons for sixteen years and several times Minister was.
Life
After attending school, Balcer first completed an undergraduate degree , which he completed with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). He then completed a law degree at Laval University with a Licenciate of Laws (LL.L.) and worked as a lawyer after being admitted to the bar. During the Second World War he did his military service in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1941 to 1945 and was most recently promoted to lieutenant at sea . His political career began Balcer local politics when he 1946-1949 secretary and treasurer was his birthplace Trois-Rivieres.
In the general election of June 27, 1949 , he was elected for the first time as a member of the lower house as a candidate for the progressive-conservative party in the constituency of Trois-Rivières and was a member of this for more than sixteen years until the general election on November 8, 1965 .
On January 16, 1956 Baler became president of the Progressive Conservative Party and was as such until November 29, 1959 next to the then party chairman George A. Drew and then John Diefenbaker the leading politician of his party.
On June 21, 1957, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker appointed him Solicitor General of Canada to the 18th Canadian Cabinet and held this position until October 10, 1960. In addition to this role as one of the government's most important legal advisors , he was also from May 21, 1957 . Acting Minister for Mining and Technical Assessment from June to August 6, 1957, and Acting Secretary of State for Canada between January 21 and October 10, 1960.
As part of a cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Diefenbaker appointed him Minister of Transport on October 11, 1960 and held this office until the end of Diefenbaker's term on April 21, 1963. At the same time, he was again Executive Secretary of State for Canada from July 11 to August 8, 1962.
After his party's electoral defeat in the general election on April 8, 1963 against the Liberal Party of Canada and the associated loss of the government majority, Balcer was spokesman for the French-speaking group within his party. However, the differences of opinion with the party chairman Diefenbaker became increasingly clear, so that he finally resigned from the progressive-conservative party on April 7, 1965 because of the flag dispute and remained as a non-party member of parliament.
In the general election on November 8, 1965, he decided not to run again. On June 5, 1966, he ran without success for the Parti libéral du Québec for a seat in the National Assembly of Québec and retired after this defeat into private life.
In his hometown Trois-Rivières a street was named in his honor.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balcer, Léon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trois-Rivières , Quebec |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1991 |
| Place of death | Sainte-Foy , Quebec |