Guy Favreau

The Hon.
Guy Favreau
The Hon. Guy Favreau
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Papineau
	In office; 1963–1967
Preceded by	Adrien Meunier
Succeeded by	André Ouellet
Personal details
Born	May 20, 1917; Montreal, Quebec
Died	July 11, 1967 (aged 50)
Political party	Liberal

Guy Favreau, PC QC (May 20, 1917 – July 11, 1967) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Léopold Favreau and Béatrice Gagnon, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts and an LL.B. from the Université de Montréal. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1940. He worked as a lawyer in Montreal from 1942 to 1952. In 1952, he became a member of the Restrictive Trade Practices Commission in Ottawa. In 1955, he became Assistant Deputy Minister of Justice. He helped to create the Faculty of Civil Law at the University of Ottawa and taught there as well. In 1960, he returned to Montreal to work as a private lawyer.

He was elected as a Liberal in the riding of Papineau in the 1963 election, and was re-elected in 1965. He was Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (1963–1964), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1964–1965), President of the Privy Council (1965–1967), and Registrar General of Canada (1966–1967). As well, he was Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (1964) and Liberal Party House Leader (1964). Allegations regarding involvement in the prison escape of Lucien Rivard had led to his downfall as Attorney General.^[1]

He was appointed a judge of the Quebec Superior Court on April 17, 1967, but he died shortly afterward. He was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.^[2]

The Complexe Guy-Favreau, the federal government's main building in Montreal, was built in 1983 and is named in his honour.

References

^ "Man who triggered Pearson scandal dies," Daily Mercury, Guelph, Ontario: February 14, 2002, pg. A.11.
^ Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

External links

Guy Favreau – Parliament of Canada biography
"Gaining a Place at the Department of Justice: The Birth of the Civil Law Section and Its Development (1952–1986)". Public Works and Government Services Canada. Archived from the original on 23 November 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2005.

Political offices
Preceded by Dick Bell	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 1963–1964	Succeeded by René Tremblay
Preceded by Lionel Chevrier	Minister of Justice 1964–1965	Succeeded by George McIlraith
Preceded by Jack Pickersgill	Leader of the Government in the House of Commons 1964	Succeeded by George McIlraith
Preceded by George McIlraith	President of the Privy Council 1965–1967	Succeeded by Walter Gordon
Preceded by Judy LaMarsh	Registrar General of Canada 1966–1967	Succeeded by John Turner

[1] "Man who triggered Pearson scandal dies," Daily Mercury, Guelph, Ontario: February 14, 2002, pg. A.11.

[2] Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

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[2]

v t e Ministers of Citizenship and Immigration
Ministers of Citizenship and Immigration (1950–66)¹	Harris Pickersgill Fulton (acting) Fairclough Bell Favreau Tremblay Nicholson Marchand
Ministers of Citizenship and Immigration (1994–2015)	Marchi Robillard Caplan Coderre Sgro Volpe Solberg Finley Kenney Alexander
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (2015–)	McCallum Hussen Mendicino Fraser Miller
¹The office of Minister of Citizenship and Immigration was abolished and the office of Minister of Manpower and Immigration was proclaimed in force October 1, 1966.

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