Jacques Flynn

Jacques Flynn PC OC QC ( born August 22, 1915 in Saint- Hyacinthe, Quebec, † 21 September 2000) was a Canadian politician of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, the legislature and for a member of the lower house, 32 years as a member of the Senate temporarily ministers.

Life

Lawyer, professor and deputy House

Flynn graduated after attending school at first an undergraduate degree, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA), and then a study of the law, which he finished with a Licentiate of Laws ( LL.L. ) ​​. He then worked as a lawyer and was recognized for his legal services to the Attorney-General (Queen 's Counsel ) appointed. At times, he was a professor of law at the University of Laval.

In the general election of June 10, 1957 Flynn ran for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in Quebec City South constituency unsuccessfully for the first time elected to the House of Commons. In the subsequent elections of 31 March 1958 he was elected to this constituency as an MP in the House of Commons and was this until his defeat in the general election of June 18, 1962. For some months he was between 15 January 1959, and the July 18, 1959 Vice- Chairman of the House of Commons Special Committee on the radio.

Minister and Senator

On December 28, 1961, he was appointed by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker to the Minister of Mines and Technical Survey in the 18th Canadian Cabinet, and held this office until 12 July 1962. During his House membership Flynn served on 14 January 1960 to 27 December 1961 as Deputy House speaker and Chairman of the Committee of the House as a whole.

On a proposal by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker Flynn was appointed on 9 November 1962 Member of the Senate for Quebec and represented there for 32 years until reaching the age limit of 75 years on 22 August 1990 the Senate District Rougemont.

During his Senate membership Flynn was from 31 October 1967 to May 22, 1979 Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. During the opposition period 1972-1974 he was spokesman for the faction of his party in the Senate for Economic Affairs and tax policy. Later he was on 11 November 1978 to 26 March 1979 Vice - Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on the Constitution of Canada.

From Prime Minister Joe Clark Flyann was appointed as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada in the 21st Cabinet on 4 June 1979 where he served until the end of Clark's term of office on March 2, 1980. During this time he was also the leader of the government majority in the Senate, and thus at the same time Vice Chairman of the majority party in the Parliament of Canada. During this time he was further vice chairman of the Cabinet Committee for relations between the federal government and provinces, legislation and planning as well as the Council's Special Committee and also a member of numerous other Cabinet committees.

After the defeat of his party in the general election of 18 February 1980, he served between 1980 and 1984 again as leader of the opposition in the Senate. After that he was on 5 November 1984 to August 28, 1986 Co - Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee on International Relations.

For his services Flynn was awarded on 22 April 1993 by Officer's Cross of the Order of Canada (OC ).

Publications

  • Un bleu du Québec à Ottawa, 1998.

External links and sources

  • CV (Website of the Canadian Parliament )
  • Entry to the Order of Canada
  • Federal Minister (Canada)
  • Member of the House of Commons (Canada)
  • Senator (Canada)
  • Member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
  • Member of the Canadian Privy Council
  • Officer of the Order of Canada
  • Lawyer ( Canada )
  • University teachers (Quebec City )
  • Canadian
  • Born in 1915
  • Died in 2000
  • Man
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