Jérôme Proulx
Jérôme Proulx | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Jean | |
| In office 1966–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Philodor Ouimet |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Veilleux |
| In office 1976–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Veilleux |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Lorrain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 1930 Saint-Jérôme, Quebec |
| Died | August 26, 2021 (aged 91) |
| Political party | Union Nationale (1966–1969) Parti Québécois (1969–2021) |
Jérôme Proulx (April 28, 1930 – August 26, 2021)[1] was a nationalist politician in Quebec, Canada and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1966 to 1970 and from 1976 to 1985.[2]
Early life and education
He was born on April 28, 1930, in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, and made a career in education.
Career
Politics
Proulx won a seat in the 1966 Quebec election in the district of Saint-Jean as a member of the Union Nationale. In November 1969 he left his party to protest the passage of Bill 63,[3] a controversial language law, sitting first as an independent, and then fifteen days later joining the Parti Québécois (PQ). He ran as a PQ candidate in 1970 and 1973, but lost both times.
He was returned to the legislature in 1976 and won re-election in 1981. During the Parti Québécois Crisis of 1984, Proulx temporarily sat as an Independent to promote a more proactive approach concerning the promotion of sovereignty. Proulx lost re-election in 1985.
Writing
He authored Un panier de crabes in 1971.
References
- ^ "Décès de l'ancien député Jérôme Proulx". 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- ^ Chronology of the Yves Michaud Affair, Claude Bélanger, Department of History, Marianopolis College