Jean Lapierre
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The Honourable Jean Lapierre PC |
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| 25th Minister of Transport | |
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In office July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Tony Valeri |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Cannon |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Shefford |
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In office 1979–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Gilbert Rondeau |
| Succeeded by | Jean H. Leroux |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Outremont |
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In office July 20, 2004 – January 28, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Cauchon |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Mulcair |
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Jean-Charles Lapierre May 7, 1956 Bassin, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | March 29, 2016 (aged 59) Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal, Bloc Quebecois |
| Spouse(s) | Nicole Beaulieu |
| Residence | Montreal |
| Profession | Broadcaster |
Jean-Charles Lapierre, PC (May 7, 1956 – March 29, 2016) was a Canadian politician and television and radio broadcaster. After retiring from the government in 2007, he served as a political analyst in a variety of venues.
He was Paul Martin's Quebec lieutenant during the period of the Martin government. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1978, serving from 1979 to 1993, and representing the riding of Shefford. He sat as a Liberal from 1979 to 1990, and later as an independent. He returned after an eleven-year absence, when he won a seat in the 2004 federal election for the Montreal riding of Outremont. On July 20, 2004, he was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Transport, serving until the 2006 election. Lapierre resigned as the MP for Outremont on January 28, 2007.
On March 29, 2016, Lapierre died on a private plane that crashed on approach to Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport. Seven people died in the crash, including four of his family members; they were traveling to their father Raymond's funeral. Both pilots died.
Jean Lapierre was the oldest son of Raymond and Lucie Lapierre. He had younger siblings: a sister Martine and brothers Marc and Louis Lapierre.
He married and had two children: Marie-Anne and Jean-Michel Lapierre. Later, the couple divorced. Lapierre married Nicole Beaulieu in 1989.
Lapierre was elected to the House of Commons in 1978, serving from 1979 to 1993, representing the riding of Shefford, Quebec. He sat as a Liberal from 1979 to 1990. Lapierre was a Quebec federalist; together with Pierre Trudeau, he opposed the 1980 Quebec referendum alternative to establish sovereignty for the province. In the first referendum on the place of Quebec in Canada, continued federal status won by nearly 60% of the vote. In this period, the government officially recognized French as an official language of equal status with English in government. Federal government operations and documents, signs, etc. are required to be published and accessible in both languages.
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