Jean-Paul Beaulieu

Jean-Paul Beaulieu C.A.
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville
In office 1965–1968
Preceded by	Yvon Dupuis
Succeeded by	Riding redistributed into Missisquoi and Saint-Jean
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Jean–Napierville
In office 1941–1944
Preceded by	Alexis Bouthillier
Succeeded by	District abolished
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Jean
In office 1944–1960
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Philodor Ouimet
Personal details
Born	(1902-01-22)January 22, 1902 Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, Quebec, Canada
Died	November 14, 1976(1976-11-14) (aged 74) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative

Jean-Paul Beaulieu (January 22, 1902 – November 14, 1976) was a Canadian and Québécois politician and chartered accountant.[1][2]

Background

He was born on January 22, 1902, in Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, Montérégie. He studied at the Université de Montréal and McGill University. He obtained a license degree in commercial sciences from McGill. He has received honorary doctorates from Université Laval and Université de Montréal

Member of the legislature

Beaulieu won a by-election in 1941 and became the Union Nationale Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the provincial electoral district of Saint-Jean–Napierville. He was re-elected in the district of Saint-Jean in the 1944, 1948, 1952 and 1956 elections.

He was appointed to the Cabinet 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.[1]

Federal politics

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party to represent the riding of Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville in the 1965 federal election. He lost in the 1968 election.[3]

Death

Beaulieu died on November 14, 1976.

References

1. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
2. J.-Paul Beaulieu (1902-1976) Homme politique, Bilan du siècle, Université de Sherbrooke
3. Jean-Paul Beaulieu – Parliament of Canada biography