Francis Fox
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The Honourable Francis Fox PC QC |
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| Senator for Victoria, Quebec | |
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In office August 29, 2005 – December 2, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Leo Kolber |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Guy Dagenais |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Blainville—Deux-Montagnes |
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In office 1979–1984 |
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| Preceded by | The electoral district was created in 1976/1977. |
| Succeeded by | Monique Landry |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes |
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In office 1972–1979 |
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| Preceded by | The electoral district was created in 1970. |
| Succeeded by | The electoral district was abolished in 1976. |
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December 2, 1939 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Cabinet | Minister for International Trade (1984) Secretary of State of Canada (1980–1981) Minister of Communications (1980–1984) Solicitor General of Canada (1976–1978) |
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1975–1976) |
Francis Fox, PC, QC (born December 2, 1939) is a former member of the Senate of Canada, Canadian Cabinet minister, and Principal Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, and thus was a senior aide to Prime Minister Paul Martin. He also worked as a lobbyist in the 1980s.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Fox is a lawyer by training. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1972 election as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes, Quebec. He was re-elected in the 1974 election from the same constituency. In the 1979 and 1980 elections, he was returned as MP for Blainville—Deux-Montagnes before being defeated in that riding in the 1984 election.
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