Gérard Pelletier

Gérard Pelletier PC CC (June 21, 1919 – June 22, 1997) was a Canadian journalist and politician.[1]

The Honourable
Gérard Pelletier
PC CC
Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
August 1981 – July 1984
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
John Turner
Preceded byMichel Dupuy
Succeeded byStephen Lewis
Canadian Ambassador to France
In office
September 4, 1975 – July 17, 1981
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Joe Clark
Preceded byLéo Cadieux
Succeeded byMichel Dupuy
Minister of Communications
In office
November 27, 1972 – August 28, 1975
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byRobert Stanbury
Succeeded byPierre Juneau
Acting
May 11, 1971 – August 11, 1971
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byJean-Pierre Côté (acting)
Succeeded byRobert Stanbury
Secretary of State for Canada
In office
July 6, 1968 – November 26, 1972
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byJean Marchand
Succeeded byHugh Faulkner
Minister without portfolio
In office
April 20, 1968 – July 5, 1968
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Member of Parliament
for Hochelaga
In office
November 8, 1965 – August 29, 1975
Preceded byRaymond Eudes
Succeeded byJacques Lavoie
Personal details
Born(1919-06-21)June 21, 1919
Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
DiedJune 22, 1997(1997-06-22) (aged 78)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Alexandrine ”Alec” Leduc
​
​
(m. 1943)​
Children4
Education
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • politician

Career

Pelletier initially worked as a journalist for Le Devoir, a French-language newspaper in Montreal, Quebec. In 1961 he became editor-in-chief of the Montreal daily and North America's largest French circulating newspaper, La Presse. Pelletier, with other French-Canadian intellectuals, Pierre Elliott Trudeau included, founded the journal Cité Libre. First elected to Parliament in 1965, he served as a member of the cabinet of Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

Pelletier met Trudeau while studying in France and worked with him and Jean Marchand during the Asbestos Strike of 1949 in Quebec. Dubbed the "Three Wise Men" in English and Les trois colombes (The three doves) in French, they entered politics at the same time in the federal election of 1965. The trio was recruited by Liberal prime minister Lester Pearson to help derail the rising Quebec separatist movement.

He served in various cabinet posts in the Trudeau government until 1975 (Secretary of State: 1968–1973, Minister of Communications: 1973–5), when he left the Liberal caucus and became ambassador to France and then ambassador to the United Nations (1981–1984). In 1978 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

Bibliography

As author
  • — (1945). J. E. C. d'aujourd'hui : une étude sur le mouvement. Montreal: Centrale de la Jeunesse étudiante catholique. ISBN 9780458982707. OCLC 465845812.
  • —; Pelletier, Alec (1945). Quartier Nord. (illustrations by Julien Hébert). Montreal: Éditions Fides.
  • — (1950). Histoire des enfants tristes : un reportage sur l'enfance sans soutien dans la province de Québec. Montreal: L'Action nationale. ISBN 9780458982707. OCLC 49083264.
  • — (1962). Le concept d'élasticité chez Marshall et quelques auteurs (Maîtrise). Université Laval.
  • — (1965). Confederation at the crossroads. Saskatoon: University of Saskatchewan.
  • — (1971). La crise d'octobre. Montreal: Éditions du Jour. OCLC 299724407.
  • — (1983). Les années d'impatience : 1950-1960. Montreal: Éditions A. Stanké. ISBN 2-76040214-2.
  • — (1983–1992). Souvenirs. Montreal: Éditions A. Stanké. (in three volumes)
  • — (1986). Le temps des choix, 1960-1968. Montreal: Éditions A. Stanké. ISBN 2-76040288-6.
  • — (1992). Aventure du pouvoir, 1968-1975. Montreal: Éditions A. Stanké. ISBN 2-76040422-6.
  • —; Hill, Heather (1995). Le diplomate et l'Africain. Montreal: Éditions A. Stanké. ISBN 2-76040491-9.

Contributions

Electoral record
1974 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGérard Pelletier10,56149.86+5.52
Progressive ConservativeJacques Lavoie6,43530.38+5.91
Social CreditLucien Mallette2,25810.66
New DemocraticRoger Hébert1,4616.90-10.92
IndependentJean Poitras1900.90
Marxist–LeninistRobert Lévesque1810.85
CommunistGuy Désautels950.45
Total valid votes 21,181100.00
1972 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGérard Pelletier11,23544.34-10.80
Progressive ConservativeJacques Lavoie6,19924.47-1.64
New DemocraticRaymond-Gérard Laliberté4,51517.82+5.07
IndependentGérard Contant2,1718.57
IndependentJacques Ferron8793.47
IndependentFrançoise Lévesque3381.33
Total valid votes 25,337100.00
1968 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGérard Pelletier12,08055.14+7.39
Progressive ConservativeMichel Gagnon5,72026.11+6.49
New DemocraticRené Nantel2,79312.75-6.88
Ralliement créditisteDollard Desormeaux1,1225.12-8.83
CommunistJeannette Walsh1920.88
Total valid votes 21,907100.00
1965 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGérard Pelletier11,92947.76+1.39
New DemocraticClaude Richer4,90219.62+7.61
Progressive ConservativeMarius Heppell4,66218.66+4.88
Ralliement créditisteFernand Bourret3,48613.96-12.73
Total valid votes 24,979100.00

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

References
  1. "Gérard Pelletier | The Canadian Encyclopedia". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.