Rémi Paul Explained

Rémi Paul
Constituency Mp:Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Joseph Langlois
Successor:Antonio Yanakis
Term Start:1958
Term End:1965
Predecessor2:Germain Caron
Successor2:Yvon Picotte
Term Start2:1966
Term End2:1973
Predecessor3:Guy Lechasseur
Successor3:Gérard Lebel
Term Start3:1 December 1966
Term End3:21 October 1968
Birth Date:10 June 1921
Birth Place:Louiseville, Quebec
Death Place:Quebec City, Quebec
Party:Progressive Conservative

Rémi Paul (June 10, 1921 – December 20, 1982) was a lawyer and politician from Quebec, Canada.

Member of the House of Commons

Born in Louiseville, Mauricie, Paul ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the district of Berthier-Maskinongé-Delanaudière in 1957 and lost, but was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1958, 1962 and 1963. He sat as an Independent by February 18, 1965 and did not run for re-election in that same year. Paul was a friend of Quebec fascist leader Adrien Arcand who campaigned for him in the 1957 election.

Provincial politics

Paul ran as a Union Nationale in the district of Maskinongé in 1966 and won a seat at the provincial legislature. He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1966 to 1968.

He was appointed to the Cabinet and served as Minister of Justice under Premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand.

In 1970, his party lost the election to Robert Bourassa's Liberals. Paul was re-elected and became House Leader of the Official Opposition. However he was defeated against Liberal Yvon Picotte in 1973.