Jean-Pierre Côté
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The Honourable Jean-Pierre Côté PC OC |
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| 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec | |
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In office April 27, 1978 – March 28, 1984 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Jules Léger Edward Schreyer |
| Premier | René Lévesque |
| Preceded by | Hugues Lapointe |
| Succeeded by | Gilles Lamontagne |
| Senator for Kennebec, Quebec | |
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In office September 1, 1972 – April 27, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Cyrille Vaillancourt |
| Succeeded by | Claude Wagner |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Longueuil |
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In office April 8, 1963 – October 30, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Pierre Sévigny |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Olivier |
| Personal details | |
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Joseph Julien Jean-Pierre Côté January 9, 1926 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | July 10, 2002 (aged 76) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Cabinet | Postmaster General (1965–1968) Minister of National Revenue (1968–1970) Minister Without Portfolio (1970–1971) Postmaster General (1971–1972) Minister of Communications (Acting) (1971) |
Joseph Julien Jean-Pierre Côté, PC OC (January 9, 1926 – July 10, 2002) was a Canadian parliamentarian and the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Émile Côté and Cédia Roy, he studied to be a dental technician at the École technique de denturologie in Montreal.
In the 1963 federal elections, he was elected in the riding of Longueuil as the Liberal candidate. He was re-elected in 1965 and 1968. He held quite a few ministerial positions including Postmaster General, Minister of National Revenue, Minister without Portfolio, and Minister of Communications (Acting). He did not run for re-election in 1972.
In 1972, he was summoned to the senate representing the senatorial division of Kennebec, Quebec. He resigned in 1978.
In 1978, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. He served until 1984.
On July 31, 1948, he married Marie Anne Germaine Tremblay. They had eight children together: Andrée, Gilbert, Danielle, Robert, Paul, Hélène, Jocelyne, Isabelle.
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