Pierre Laporte

Pierre Laporte
Laporte in 1968
Deputy Premier of Quebec
In office
May 12, 1970 – October 17, 1970
PremierRobert Bourassa
Preceded byJean-Guy Cardinal
Succeeded byGérard D. Levesque (1972)
Minister of Immigration
In office
May 12, 1970 – October 17, 1970
PremierRobert Bourassa
Preceded byMario Beaulieu
Succeeded byFrançois Cloutier
Minister of Cultural Affairs
In office
September 9, 1964 – June 16, 1966
PremierJean Lesage
Preceded byGeorges-Émile Lapalme
Succeeded byJean-Noël Tremblay
Minister of Municipal Affairs
In office
December 5, 1962 – June 16, 1966
PremierJean Lesage
Preceded byLucien Cliche
Succeeded byPaul Dozois
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the
National Assembly of Quebec
for Chambly
In office
December 14, 1961 – October 17, 1970
Preceded byRobert Théberge
Succeeded byJean Cournoyer (1971)
Personal details
Born(1921-02-25)25 February 1921
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died17 October 1970(1970-10-17) (aged 49)
Quebec
Resting placeNotre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Political partyLiberal
SpouseFrançoise Brouillet (30 Jan 1923 - 2 Nov 2021)[1]

Pierre Laporte (25 February 1921 – 17 October 1970) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was deputy premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped and murdered by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) during the October Crisis.

  1. ^ Stewart, Monte (19 Nov 2021). "Françoise Laporte, dead at 98, pushed past the grief of the October Crisis to thrive as a citizenship judge". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 28 June 2024.