- Joseph-Philippe Guay
Joseph-Philippe Guay (
October 4 ,1915 –July 30 ,2001 ) was a Canadian parliamentarian.Born in
St. Vital, Manitoba , he was an alderman and mayor ofSaint-Boniface, Manitoba . He was first elected to theCanadian House of Commons in 1968 representing the riding of St. Boniface, Manitoba. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1972 and 1974.He held numerous parliamentary functions including:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport (1972-1974), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion (1974-1975), Chief Government Whip (1975-1977), Minister of State (Multiculturalism) (1977), Minister without Portfolio (1976-1977), and Minister of National Revenue (1977-1978).In 1978, he was appointed to the Senate representing the
senatorial division of St. Boniface, Manitoba. He retired on his 75th birthday in 1990.In 1957, he was knighted as a member of the
Order of Saint Gregory the Great byPope Pius XII .External links
*
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.