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Maximilien Polak

Maximilien Polak
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sainte-Anne
In office
1981–1989
Preceded by Maximilien Polak
Succeeded by Normand Cherry
Personal details
Born (1930-12-04) December 4, 1930 (age 86)
Leiden, the Netherlands
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.


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