Jean-Pierre Côté

The Hon. Jean-Pierre Côté
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
In office 1978–1984
Preceded by	Hugues Lapointe
Succeeded by	Gilles Lamontagne
Senator for Kennebec, Quebec
In office 1972–1978
Preceded by	Cyrille Vaillancourt
Succeeded by	Claude Wagner
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Longueuil
In office 1963–1972
Preceded by	Pierre Sévigny
Succeeded by	Jacques Olivier
Personal details
Born	Joseph Julien Jean-Pierre Côté January 9, 1926(1926-01-09) Montreal, Quebec
Died	July 10, 2002(2002-07-10) (aged 76) Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Liberal
Cabinet	Postmaster General (1965-1968) Minister of National Revenue (1968-1970) Minister Without Portfolio (1970-1971) Postmaster General (1971-1972) Minister of Communications (Acting) (1971)

Joseph Julien Jean-Pierre Côté, PC, OC (January 9, 1926 – July 10, 2002) was a Canadian parliamentarian and the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.

Early life

Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Émile Côté and Cédia Roy, he studied to be a dental technician at the École technique de denturologie in Montreal.

Member of Parliament

In the 1963 federal elections, he was elected in the riding of Longueuil as the Liberal candidate. He was re-elected in 1965 and 1968. He held quite a few ministerial positions including Postmaster General, Minister of National Revenue, Minister without Portfolio, and Minister of Communications (Acting). He did not run for re-election in 1972.

Senate of Canada

In 1972, he was summoned to the senate representing the senatorial division of Kennebec, Quebec. He resigned in 1978.

Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

In 1978, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. He served until 1984.

Family

On July 31, 1948, he married Marie Anne Germaine Tremblay. They had eight children together.

Honours

• In 1992, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

External links

• Jean-Pierre Côté - Parliament of Canada biography