Gérard Pelletier

Gérard Pelletier PC CC ( born June 21, 1919 in Victoriaville, Quebec, † 22 June 1997) was a Canadian journalist, broadcaster, author, diplomat and politician of the Liberal Party of Canada, the as a member of the House of Commons, Minister and Ambassador to France and was at the United Nations.

Life

After schooling Pelletier graduated, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). Subsequently, he worked as a radio presenter and journalist for the appearing in Montreal French-language newspaper Le Devoir, before 1961 chief editor of La Presse was the also appearing in Montreal largest French- language newspaper in North America.

In the general election of November 8, 1965 Pelletier was first elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party for the Members of the House and represented in this until his resignation on August 29, 1975 mandate the electoral district of Hochelaga. At the beginning of his parliamentary career, he was first of January 18, 1966 to May 8, 1967 Chairman of the Standing House of Commons Committee on radio, television, films and the support of the Arts and then took over in April 1967 his first government post as parliamentary secretary to Foreign Minister, he until April 1968 exercised.

Following Pelletier was first appointed on 20 April 1968 by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Minister without Portfolio in the 20 Government of Canada, in 1972 he was Secretary of State for Canada after a reshuffle of 6 July 1968 to 26 November. At the same time, he served from 11 May to 11 August 1971 as Managing Communications Minister. Most recently, he was on 27 November 1972 until his resignation on August 28, 1975 Minister of Communications.

After his resignation as minister and his retirement from the House of Commons he was on 29 August 1975 by Léo Cadieux successor as ambassador to France, and retained the post until his replacement by Michel Dupuy, which he in turn in May 1981 as ambassador to the United Nations followed in New York City. In August 1984, he finally retired from the diplomatic service and was replaced by Stephen Lewis as ambassador to the UN.

For his contributions as a journalist, politician and diplomat Pelletier was appointed on 18 December 1978 Companion of the Order of Canada.

Publications

  • JEC d' aujourd'hui: une étude sur le mouvement, Montreal, Centrale de la JEC, 1945
  • Quartier Nord, co-editor Alec Pelletier, Montreal, Fides, 1945
  • Histoire des enfants tristes: un reportage sur l' enfance sans soutien dans la province de Quebec, Montreal, L' Action nationale, 1950
  • Le concept d' elasticite chez Marshall et quelques auteurs, Thèse ( Maîrise ), Université Laval, 1962
  • La crise d'octobre, Montreal, Editons du Jour, 1971
  • Les années d' impatience: 1950-1960, Montreal, publisher Stanke, 1983
  • Souvenirs, Montreal, Stanke, 3 volumes, 1983-1992
  • Le temps des choix, 1960-1968, Montreal, Stanke, 1986
  • Cité libre: une anthology, co-editor Yvan Lamonde, Montreal, Stanke, 1991
  • Aventure du pouvoir, 1968-1975, Montreal, publisher Stanke, 1992
  • Le diplomate et l' Africain, co-editor Heather Hill, Montreal, Stanke, 1995
  • À contre- courant: textes choisis, 1939-1996, Montréal, Éditions A. Stanke, 1996
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