Maximilien Polak | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sainte-Anne | |
In office 1981–1989 |
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Preceded by | Maximilien Polak |
Succeeded by | Normand Cherry |
Personal details | |
Born |
Leiden, the Netherlands |
December 4, 1930
Nationality | Canadian (originally Dutch) |
Political party | Liberal |
Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
Maximilien Polak (born December 5, 1930 in Leiden) is a former judge and politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. Dutch-born and raised, Polak arrived in Canada in 1952, where he attended the Université de Montréal, earning a degree in law in 1958.
Polak served as a municipal court judge in Côte Saint-Luc from 1969 to 1979.
In 1981, Polak ventured into politics, and was elected to the Quebec National Assembly as a Liberal, representing the district of Sainte-Anne. He was re-elected in 1985, and served as the deputy whip. In 1989, he chose not to run again, and instead became a judge of Quebec Court. He served as a judge from 1991 to 2000, at which point he retired; however, he served as an "ad hoc" judge from 2001 to 2005.
Polak's son, Michael, also a lawyer, serves as the Honorary Consul General of the Netherlands in Montreal.