Pierre Laporte

Pierre Laporte
Deputy Premier of Quebec
In office
April – October 1970
PremierRobert Bourassa
Preceded byJean-Guy Cardinal (1970)
Succeeded byGérard D. Levesque (1972)
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chambly
In office
1961–1970
Preceded byRobert Théberge
Succeeded byJean Cournoyer
Personal details
Born(1921-02-25)25 February 1921
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died17 October 1970(1970-10-17) (aged 49)
Quebec
Resting placeNotre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Political partyLiberal
SpouseFrançoise Brouillet (30 Jan 1923 - 2 Nov 2021)[1]

Pierre Laporte (25 February 1921 – 17 October 1970) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was deputy premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped and murdered by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) during the October Crisis.

  1. ^ Stewart, Monte (19 Nov 2021). "Françoise Laporte, dead at 98, pushed past the grief of the October Crisis to thrive as a citizenship judge". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

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