Guy Favreau
Guy Favreau PC QC ( born May 20, 1917 in Montreal, Quebec; † 11 July 1967) was a Canadian lawyer and politician of the Liberal Party of Canada, the number of years a Member of the House of Commons and Minister and most recently Assistant judges ( puisne Judge ) of the Supreme Court of Québec ( Quebec Superior Court ) was.
Life
After schooling Favreau graduated, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). Another study of law, he finished 1940 with a Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B. ) from the University of Montreal and took after his lawyer's approval in 1942 to work as a lawyer in Montreal. In 1955 he became a university lecturer in civil law at the University of Ottawa before he founded in 1960 as a lawyer his own law firm in Montreal.
In the general election on 8 April 1963, he was first elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party as a delegate in the House of Commons and represented in this up to his mandate resignation on April 5, 1967 the constituency Papineau.
On April 22, 1963 Favreau was appointed by Prime Minister Lester Pearson in the 19th Canadian cabinet and took over in this first until February 2, 1964, the Office of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, before he then between 3 February 1964 and the 29 June. was 1965 Minister of Justice and attorney General. At the same time, he served from February 18 to October 29, 1964 as Chairman of the Liberal Party and was in the position also guide the government majority in the House ( Leader of the Government in the House of Commons ).
On July 7, 1965 his appointment was made to the President of the Privy Council in the Cabinet Pearson and held that office until his resignation on April 3, 1967. Simultaneously he held between October 1, 1966, the April 3, 1967, the office of the Head of Cabinet Office ( Registrar General of Canada).
After retiring from government and the House Favreau was born on April 17, 1967 Associate judges ( puisne Judge ) of the Supreme Court of Québec ( Quebec Superior Court ), but died a few weeks later.
To him, the Complexe Guy Favreau, was named in honor of, a building complex of the federal government on Boulevard René- Lévesque in Chinatown Montreal.