- Édouard Rinfret
Gabriel Édouard Rinfret (
May 12 ,1905 –January 11 ,1994 ) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge.Born in
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec , he was called to the Quebec bar in 1928. He was elected to theCanadian House of Commons in 1945 for the Quebec riding of Outremont. He was re-elected in 1949. A Liberal, he was Postmaster General from 1949 to 1952.From 1952 to 1977, he was a judge of the
Quebec Court of Appeal . From 1977 to 1980, he was the Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec.In 1982, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada . In 1979, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from theUniversity of British Columbia .External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=16489&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
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Member of Parliament for Outremont
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