Harry Blank

Harry Blank

Harry Blank was a Canadian politician from Quebec and a seven-term member of the National Assembly of Quebec. [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/b/blanh.htm Biography of Harry Blank, National Assembly of Quebec] ]

Early background

Blank is Jewish. He was born on May 24, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec and was the son of Udel Blank and Molly Zinman. He served in active military duty during World War II. He attended college at McGill University and was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1950.

Political career

In the 1960 election, Blank ran as a Liberal candidate in the provincial district of Montréal—Saint-Louis. Even though the Liberal vote was divided between his supporters and those of incumbent Dave Rochon, he narrowly won the election. He was easily re-elected in the 1962, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1976 and 1981 elections. He was appointed Deputy Vice President of the National Assembly in 1971 and was Vice President (Deputy Speaker) of that institution from 1973 until 1976.

Decline

In the 1985 election, Official Opposition Leader Robert Bourassa prevented Blank from running as a Liberal candidate and offered the nomination to star candidate Jacques Chagnon.

Blank refused to retire from politics and ran as an Independent candidate. He received 20% of the vote and finished third behind Chagnon, who won the election, and the Parti Québécois candidate.

Retirement

After his defeat, Blank returned to law practice.

Footnotes

See also

*Politics of Quebec
*Quebec general elections
*Quebec Liberal Party


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