Camille Laurin

Camille Laurin
Bust of Camille Laurin
Deputy Premier of Quebec
In office
March 5, 1984 – November 26, 1984
PremierRené Lévesque
Preceded byJacques-Yvan Morin
Succeeded byMarc-André Bédard
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bourget
In office
1970–1973
Preceded byPaul-Émile Sauvageau
Succeeded byJean Boudreault
In office
1976–1985
Preceded byJean Boudreault
Succeeded byClaude Trudel
In office
1994–1998
Preceded byHuguette Boucher-Bacon
Succeeded byDiane Lemieux
Personal details
Born(1922-05-06)May 6, 1922
Charlemagne, Quebec
DiedMarch 11, 1999(1999-03-11) (aged 76)
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
Political partyParti Québécois

Camille Laurin (May 6, 1922 – March 11, 1999) was a psychiatrist and Parti Québécois (PQ) politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. A MNA member for the riding of Bourget, he is considered the father of Quebec's language law known informally as "Bill 101".