Jean-Paul Beaulieu (January 22, 1902 – November 14, 1976) was a

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and Québécois

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and chartered accountant.

Background

He was born on January 22, 1902, in Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix,

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. He studied at the

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and

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. He obtained a license degree in commercial sciences from McGill. He has received honorary doctorates from

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and Université de Montréal

Member of the legislature

Beaulieu won a

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in 1941 and became the Union Nationale Member of the

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for the provincial

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. He was re-elected in the district of

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in the

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and

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elections. He was appointed to the

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in 1944 and served as Minister of Trade and Commerce, until his defeated in the 1960 election. He was defeated again in the 1962 election.

Federal politics

He was elected to the

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as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party to represent the riding of

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in the 1965 federal election. He lost in the

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election.

Death

Beaulieu died on November 14, 1976.

References

1902 births 1976 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs McGill University alumni Université de Montréal alumni 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{ProgressiveConservative-Quebec-MP-stub