Maximilien Polak

Maximilien Polak
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sainte-Anne
In office 1981–1989
Preceded by	Maximilien Polak
Succeeded by	Normand Cherry
Personal details
Born	(1930-12-04)December 4, 1930 Leiden, Netherlands
Died	December 27, 2022(2022-12-27) (aged 92)
Nationality	Canadian (originally Dutch)
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	Université de Montréal

Maximilien Polak (December 5, 1930 – December 27, 2022) was a Dutch-born Canadian judge and politician in the province of Quebec. Dutch-born and raised, Polak arrived in Canada in 1952, where he attended the Université de Montréal, earning a degree in law in 1958.

Polak served as a municipal court judge in Côte Saint-Luc from 1969 to 1979.

In 1981, Polak ventured into politics, and was elected to the Quebec National Assembly as a Liberal, representing the district of Sainte-Anne. He was re-elected in 1985, and served as the deputy whip. In 1989, he chose not to run again, and instead became a judge of Quebec Court. He served as a judge from 1991 to 2000, at which point he retired; however, he served as an "ad hoc" judge from 2001 to 2005.

Polak's son, Michael, also a lawyer, serves as the Honorary Consul General of the Netherlands in Montreal. His daughter, Carolyn, also a lawyer, specializes in family law.

Polak died on December 27, 2022, at the age of 92.

Electoral record (incomplete)

1985 Quebec general election: Sainte-Anne
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Maximilien Polak	12,565	60.92
	Parti Québécois	Guibert Biard	6,899	33.45
	New Democratic	Kurtis Law	633	3.07
	Parti indépendantiste	Richard Robillard	260	1.26
	Commonwealth of Canada	Jean Vigneault	108	0.52
	Christian Socialist	Gilles Olivier	98	0.48
	Non-Affiliated	Albani Laporte	62	0.30
Total valid votes			20,625
Rejected and declined votes			495
Turnout			21,120	65.89
Electors on the lists			32,052