Albiny Paquette

Albiny Paquette
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Labelle
In office
1935–1958
Preceded by Pierre Lortie
Succeeded by Pierre Bohémier
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Rougemont
In office
1958–1967
Preceded by Wilfrid Bovey
Succeeded by Jean-Guy Cardinal
Personal details
Born (1888-10-07)October 7, 1888
Marieville, Quebec
Died September 25, 1978(1978-09-25) (aged 89)
Mont-Laurier, Quebec
Political party Union Nationale
Spouse(s) Marcelle Lévy-Génard
Rose Daviault
Children Gilbert
Alma mater Collège Mont-Saint-Louis, Universite Laval
Profession physician
Religion Catholicism

Joseph-Henri-Albiny Paquette (October 7, 1888 September 25, 1978) was a Quebec politician and physician. He was a cabinet minister for 17 years in Maurice Duplessis' Union Nationale government.

Born in Marieville, Quebec, Paquette studied in medical sciences at the Montreal campus of Université Laval. After additional studies and training at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, Paquette worked first for the Canadian Red Cross in the Balkans, then in the Canadian Forces as a Medical Officer. He also served at several hospitals in Europe including in Paris and in England.

Paquette returned to Quebec in 1919 and practiced medicine in Mont-Laurier until his entry into municipal politics and his nine-year stint as mayor of that city.

Paquette was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the district of Labelle in the 1935 general election as a member of the Conservative Party. He was reelected, as a member of the Union Nationale, in all six subsequent elections from 1936 to 1956. Paquette remained as the Legislative Assembly Member for Labelle until he resigned in 1958.

In 1936, he was appointed as the first Minister of Health in the Duplessis Cabinet for the newly-created provincial department of health. He served in the position from 1936 to 1939 and again from 1944 to 1958 when the Union Nationale regained power. Establishments made during his tenure as health minister included:

In 1958, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the division of Rougemont and resigned in 1967.

In support of Catholicism, he placed crucifixes above the chairs of the speakers in the National Assembly and the Legislative Council of Quebec.

He received several honors, distinctions and medals, including honorary doctorates for Université Laval, Université de Montréal and Bishop's College.

Other rewards include:

References

  1. 1 2 "Albiny Paquette". theCanadianEncyclopedia.ca. Historica Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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