Maurice Sauvé

Maurice Sauvé PC CC ( born September 20, 1923 in Montreal, Quebec; † 13 April 1992) was a Canadian economist and politician of the Liberal Party of Canada, the deputy of the lower house and ministers. His wife Jeanne Sauvé was both in 1980 as the first woman Speaker of the House and 1984-1990 as the first woman Governor General of Canada.

Life

After schooling Sauvé graduated, he finished with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). Another study of law, he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree and later earned beyond a Doctor of Philosophy ( Ph.D.). He then worked as an economist and married in 1948 Jeanne Mathilde Benoît, the self only MPs and Minister later and further whenever the first woman in Canada was, which was the office of the Speaker of the House and the Governor General of Canada. Between 1949 and 1952 he was president of the newly founded in London World Assembly of Youth ( WAY ).

In the general election of June 18, 1962 Sauvé was first elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party for the Members of the House and represented this constituency Îles- de -la- Madeleine. In the general election on 25 June 1968 he was a candidate in the constituency of Saint- Hyacinthe, suffered there, but a defeat and thus different from from the House of Commons. At the beginning of his parliamentary membership, he was first of 16 May until December 21, 1963 Chairman of the Special Committee on Defence.

On February 3, 1963 Sauvé was appointed by Prime Minister Lester Pearson as Forestry Minister in the Government of Canada 19. After that, he was part of a Cabinet reshuffle on October 1, 1966 Minister of Forestry and Rural Development and held that office in the successor of Pearson Pierre Trudeau on April 20, 1968 20 Canadian Cabinet. After he had lost his seat in Parliament, he resigned on July 5, 1968 from also from the government, as the Constitution provided for, the Minister had to have an electoral mandate.

On May 14, 1984 Sauvé was appointed as the husband of the new Governor-General to Companion of the Order of Canada. As a husband of the Governor-General, he was the official title of Viceregal Consort of Canada and was also from 1985 to 1991 Chancellor of the University of Ottawa.