Paul Martineau

Paul Raymond Martineau PC KCSG QC (born April 10, 1921 in Bryson , Québec , † March 19, 2010 ) was a Canadian lawyer and politician of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada , who was a member of the House of Commons and temporarily a minister for seven years .

Life

After attending school, Martineau first completed an undergraduate degree , which he completed with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). During the Second World War he did his military service in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942 to 1946 . He completed a subsequent study of law with a Licenciate of Laws (LL.L.) and worked as a lawyer after being admitted to the bar. For his legal services he was finally appointed Crown Counsel ( Queen's Counsel ).

In the general election of June 10, 1957 Marineau applied for the progressive-conservative party in the constituency of Pontiac-Témiscamingue unsuccessfully for a seat in the lower house. In the following election on March 31, 1958 , he was elected in the constituency of Pontiac-Témiscamingue for the first time as a member of the House of Commons and was a member of this constituency until his defeat in the general election of November 8, 1965 .

He was from November 18, 1959 to November 17, 1961 Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and then acted between January 18 and April 19, 1962 as Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons and also as chairman of the committees of the entire House of Commons.

On August 9, 1962, Prime Minister Diefenbaker appointed him Minister of Mines and Technical Assessment in Canada's 18th Cabinet , to which he was a member until the end of Diefenbaker's term after the general election was defeated on April 21, 1963. He then acted as opposition spokesman for mining and technical appraisals between 1963 and his departure from the lower house .

In the general election on June 25, 1968 , Martineau ran again unsuccessfully for re-election in the constituency of Pontiac . He then withdrew from political life and worked as a lawyer again.

For his services he was appointed commander of the Order of St. Gregory (KCSG).

Web links

• Curriculum Vitae (Canadian Parliament homepage)