- Paul Dozois
Paul Dozois (
May 23 1908 -July 2 1984 ) was aCanadian politician. He was a Member of the provincial legislature and a City Councillor inMontreal ,Quebec . [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/d/dozop.htm Paul Dozois, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]He was born in Montreal on
May 23 ,1908 and was an insurance agent.City Councillor
Dozois was appointed to the
City Council by the "Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal (Young Chamber of Commerce)" and served from 1942 to 1956. He was a Member of Montreals Executive Committee from 1947 to 1956.Member of the Legislature
He successfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Montréal-Saint-Jacques in 1956 and was re-elected in 1960, 1962 and 1966.
He served as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1956 to 1960 and from 1966 to 1967, as well as Minister of Finance from 1966 to 1969.
Retirement from Politics
He retired from political life and relinquished his seat in 1969 to accept a position on the board of administration of
Hydro-Québec . He was succeeded byJean Cournoyer .Death
Dozois died on
July 2 ,1984 .Footnotes
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