Francis Fox
Francis Fox PC QC ( born February 12, 1939 in Montreal, Quebec ) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician of the Liberal Party of Canada, who was both a Member of the House of Commons as a member of the Senate, and the temporary minister.
Life
After schooling Fox first completed a study, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA ) and a Master of Arts. A post-graduate studies in law, he finished first with a Licentiate of Laws ( LL.L. ) and then with a Master of Laws ( LL.M.). After graduating, he worked as a lawyer.
In the general election on 30 October 1972, he was first elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party to the deputies in the lower house and represented there until his election defeat in the elections of September 4, 1984 the constituency Argenteuil -Deux- Montagnes, Quebec City, and most recently since 1979 the constituency Blainville -Deux- Montagnes. During his long career, he was a member of several deputies Standing Committees and between September 1974 and October 1976 Vice - Chairman of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, and at the same time Chairman of the Special Committee on the egg market.
10 October 1975 Fox was first Parliamentary Secretary at the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, and thereafter on September 14, 1976 Solcitor General in the cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and held this office until his resignation for personal reasons on 27 January 1978.
On 3 March 1980 Prime Minister Trudeau appointed him to the communications minister in the new government and has held this ministerial office until June 29, 1984. At the same time he was 3 March 1980 to 21 September 1981 and was Secretary of State for Canada, and most recently on 30 June 1984 to September 16, 1984 Minister for international trade. After retiring from the House of Commons and the Government Fox worked as a lawyer again.
On August 29, 2005 Fox was on the recommendation of Prime Minister Paul Martin, whose first he was Secretary ( Principal Secretary ) 2004-2006, Member of the Senate and represented in this Senate district ( Senatorial Division ) of Victoria. On 2 December 2011, he resigned his Senate seat and thus exactly three years before the maximum age of 75 years of life. During his six-year Senate membership Fox was again a member of numerous Standing Committees.
Publications
- The impact of the Free Trade Agreement on the audiovisual industries in Canada, co-authors Jean -Pierre Blais and Claude Brunet, publishing Martineau Walker, Montreal 1988