Antonio Barrette Explained

Antonio J. Barrette
Birth Date:May 26, 1899
Birth Place:Joliette, Quebec
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec
Order:18th Premier of Quebec
Term Start:January 8, 1960
Term End:July 5, 1960
Lieutenant Governor:Onésime Gagnon
Predecessor:Paul Sauvé
Successor:Jean Lesage
Office1:MNA for Joliette
Term Start1:August 17, 1936
Term End1:September 15, 1960
Predecessor1:Lucien Dugas
Successor1:Gaston Lambert
Party:Union Nationale
Profession:Machinist, Insurance broker

Antonio J. Barrette (May 26, 1899  - December 15, 1968) was a Quebec politician born in Joliette, Quebec, Canada, who became the 18th Premier of Quebec.[1]

Member of the legislature

Barrette ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Joliette in the 1935 election but lost. He was elected as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1936 election and was re-elected in the 1939, 1944, 1948, 1952 against Liberal Leader Georges-Émile Lapalme, 1956 and 1960 elections.

Cabinet Member

Barrette served as Minister of Labour in the Cabinets of Maurice Duplessis and Paul Sauvé from August 30, 1944, to January 8, 1960.

Premier of Quebec

After Sauvé's death, Barrette succeeded him as leader of the Union Nationale and as Premier of Quebec on January 8, 1960. He was the 18th premier of Quebec, but he held office for only six months. At the June 1960 election, he lost to Jean Lesage's Quebec Liberal Party.

Retirement

He resigned as both Leader of the Union Nationale and member of the National Assembly on September 15, 1960, and later served as Canadian ambassador to Greece from April 4, 1963, to July 12, 1966. He died in 1968 in Montreal.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antonio Barrette The Canadian Encyclopedia. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. 2020-03-24.