John Ciaccia
| John Ciaccia | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Mont-Royal | |
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In office October 29, 1973 – November 30, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | André Tranchemontagne |
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March 4, 1933 Ielsi, Italy |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Portfolio | Energy and Natural Resources, International Affairs, Native Affairs, Immigration and Cultural Communities |
John Ciaccia is a retired provincial cabinet minister from Montreal, Quebec. Ciaccia served as a member of Quebec’s National Assembly from 1973 to 1998, representing the Mount Royal riding for the Quebec Liberal Party. He occupied various posts in the cabinets of Liberal premiers Robert Bourassa, and Daniel Johnson Jr, such as minister of Energy and Natural Resources, International Affairs, Native Affairs, and Immigration and Cultural Communities. At the time of his resignation, Ciaccia was the longest serving member of the Assembly. Former Quebec Premier, Jean Charest described Ciaccia's political career as having, "...revolutionized relations with the native people and cultural communities of Quebec by always favouring an approach marked by respect."
John Ciaccia was born in Ielsi, Italy March 4, 1933. He emigrated to Canada in 1937 with his mother and elder sister reuniting with their father, who had already come to Montreal in 1935. Ciaccia recalled the trials of growing up in another country, being viewed by some as an outsider. This was compounded during the years of the Second World War, as his native Italy fought Canada and the Allies. Ciaccia became fluent in both English and French at an early age, reading novels and encyclopedias in both languages as a child. Ciaccia attributes his academic success in part to the encouragement of his mother, with whom he kept a close relationship until her death in 1990.
Ciaccia attended the English-speaking, Catholic, D’Arcy McGee High School. Ciaccia received his BA from McGill in 1953. He then pursued his studies at the University's prestigious Faculty of Law, whose faculty, at the time, consisted of future Supreme Court and Superior Court justices. As a law student, Ciaccia became managing editor of the McGill Law Journal where he published an analysis, ‘’Perron v. School Trustees of the School Municipality of Rouyn: Case and Comment’'. He received his law degree in 1956 and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1957; he began practising for the Montreal-based firm, Malouf & Shorteno.
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