Career Jérôme Choquette
1 career
1.1 member of national assembly
1.2 cabinet member
1.3 parti national populaire
1.4 municipal politics
career
member of national assembly
in 1966 provincial election, elected provincial legislature of quebec riding of outremont in montreal member of quebec liberal party. re-elected in 1970 , 1973 elections.
cabinet member
in liberal government of robert bourassa, served minister of financial institutions may october 1970, minister of justice may 1970 july 1975, , minister of education july september 1975, when resigned liberal party.
choquette minister of justice during october crisis , 1 of targets of front de libération du québec (flq) terrorists kidnapped , murdered pierre laporte, fellow cabinet member , then-deputy premier. seen decisive , strong cabinet minister, choquette took position during crisis government of quebec not give in flq demands without compromising responsibility democratically elected government. choquette openly carried revolver during crisis, said, not harassed. suggested bourassa name minister of social peace.
following resolution of crisis , expiration of war measures act, choquette brought in services of quebec ombudsman , provided vehicle unjustly treated had case reviewed , given proper compensation. during october crisis, choquette reportedly reluctantly supported suspension of civil liberties under war measures act.
until removed portfolio, choquette involved , interested in prosecuting henry morgentaler.
choquette cabinet minister helped create quebec charter of human rights , freedoms, introduced national assembly in 1975 , established quebec s legal aid system.
parti national populaire
in september 1975, choquette resigned minister of education on differences in language policy. wanted stricter enforcement of requirement children parents not educated in english educated in french. repeatedly refused entreaties of maurice bellemare take on leadership of union nationale party.
on december 14, 1975, founded parti national populaire fabien roy, member of national assembly had been expelled ralliement créditiste du québec. choquette confirmed leader of party @ party congress on october 24, 1976. defeated in outremont in november 1976 quebec election.
choquette resigned pnp on march 29, 1977, , rejoined liberal party on january 16, 1978.
municipal politics
choquette restarted law career in 1976. 1983 1991, served mayor of montreal suburb of outremont.
in 1993, began campaign leadership of civic party of montreal, municipal political party in montreal, later withdrew race , founded parti des montréalais (montrealers’ party). leader of party, unsuccessful candidate mayor of montreal in 1994.
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