The Honourable Yvon Dupuis PC |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville |
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In office 1958–1965 |
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Preceded by | J.-Armand Ménard |
Succeeded by | Paul André Beaulieu |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Sainte-Marie | |
In office 1952–1956 |
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Preceded by | Aime Gendron |
Succeeded by | Edgar Charbonneau |
Personal details | |
Born |
Montreal, Quebec |
October 11, 1926
Died | January 1, 2017 Longueuil, Quebec |
(aged 90)
Political party | Liberal |
Yvon Dupuis, PC (October 11, 1926 – January 1, 2017) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Montreal, Dupuis was educated at Collège de Varennes in Longeuil, Quebec, and worked as an insurance agent and as the owner of two music stores prior to running for elected office.
He was first elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1952 provincial election in the riding of Montréal–Sainte-Marie as a member of the Liberal Party of Quebec. He was defeated in the 1956 provincial election. He ran unsuccessfully as an independent Liberal in Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville in the 1957 federal election, but was successful as the Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the same riding in the 1958 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1962 and 1963 elections. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State by Prime Minister Lester Pearson on May 14, 1963, and served in that role until he was appointed Minister of State on February 3, 1964.