Jean-Paul Cloutier

Jean-Paul Cloutier
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmagny
In office 1962–1973
Preceded by	Laurent Lizotte
Succeeded by	District was abolished in 1972
Personal details
Born	(1924-09-08)September 8, 1924 Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, Quebec
Died	December 19, 2010(2010-12-19) (aged 86) Quebec City, Quebec
Political party	Union Nationale

Jean-Paul Cloutier, CM (September 8, 1924 – December 19, 2010) was a Canadian politician from Quebec.[1]

Background

He was born on September 8, 1924, in Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, Quebec, and made a career in accounting and business.

Member of the legislature

Cloutier ran as a Union Nationale candidate in 1962 for the district of Montmagny and won.

Cabinet member

He was re-elected in 1966 and was appointed to Premier Daniel Johnson Sr.'s Cabinet. Cloutier served as Minister of Family and Social Welfare. Under his tenure, the department laid the groundwork for the public health insurance plan that would later be implemented by his Liberal successor Claude Castonguay.

Cloutier was re-elected in 1970, but was defeated in 1973.

City politics

He ran as the Parti du renouveau municipal mayoral candidate in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, in 1985, but lost against Andrée Boucher.

In 2000, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[2]

Death

He died in Quebec City on December 19, 2010.

References

1. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
2. Order of Canada citation

Government offices
Preceded by René Lévesque (Liberal)	Minister of Family and Social Welfare 1966–1970	Succeeded by Claude Castonguay (Liberal)