Marcel Danis, (born October 22, 1943) is a

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administrator, lawyer and former politician. Danis completed a Bachelor of Arts in political science at Loyola College (since renamed

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) in 1965, a Master of Arts in political science at

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in 1966, studied constitutional law and political science at the

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from 1966 to 1968, and completed a Bachelor of Civil Law at the

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (; UdeM; ) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on M ...

in 1971. His father was a judge of the

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, and his brother, Jean-Claude Danis, is a judge at the Commission des lésions professionelles in Montreal. He joined the faculty of Loyola College in 1968 as a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and has taught since that time. He entered politics as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1980 federal election, but was defeated in the riding of

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. During

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's leadership convention candidacy in 1983, Danis was his chief Quebec organizer. He ran again in the 1984 federal election and entered the

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as the Tory Member of Parliament for

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. Danis was appointed Deputy

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, and served in that position until 1990 when he was appointed by

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to the

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for Fitness and Sport, and Minister of State for Youth. He served concurrently as deputy government House Leader. In 1991, Danis was promoted to the position of

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. He left Cabinet with Mulroney's retirement in 1993, and was not a candidate in the 1993 election. He left politics and returned to academia. He became vice-dean in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Concordia. In 1996, he became vice-rector of the university, and Secretary General in 1998. In 2005, he was named vice-president of external relations and secretary-general. In 2013, he was hired to defend

Michael Applebaum Michael Mark Applebaum (born February 10, 1963) is a former Canadian politician who served as interim mayor of Montreal between his appointment by the city council on November 16, 2012, and his resignation on June 18, 2013. On June 17, 2013, he ...

, the former mayor of Montreal, on corruption charges."Former MP to represent Applebaum"
. '' The Gazette'', June 18, 2013.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Danis, Marcel 1943 births Living people Members of the 24th Canadian Ministry Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Université de Montréal alumni Loyola College (Montreal) alumni Fordham University alumni University of Paris alumni Academic staff of Concordia University Canadian expatriates in the United States Canadian expatriates in France 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada