Antonio Barrette

Infobox President
name = Antonio J. Barrette
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birth_date = birth date|1899|5|26|mf=y
birth_place = Joliette, Quebec
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death_date = death date and age | 1968|12|15|1899|05|26
death_place = Montreal, Quebec
order = 18th Premier of Quebec
term_start = January 8, 1960
term_end = July 22, 1960
predecessor = Paul Sauve
successor = Jean Lesage
party = Union Nationale
religion = Roman Catholic
spouse =
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Antonio J. Barrette (May 26, 1899 - December 15, 1968) was a Quebec politician born in Joliette, Quebec, Canada.

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

He 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

Following Sauvé's death, Barrette succeeded him as leader of the Union Nationale and Premier of Quebec on January 8, 1960. He was the 22nd Premier of Quebec, but held office for only 6 months until the July 1960 election which he lost to Jean Lesage and the 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.

Elections as party leader

He lost the 1960 election to Jean Lesage.

ee also

*Politics of Quebec
*List of Quebec general elections
*Timeline of Quebec history

External links

* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/b/BARRA.htm National Assembly biography] fr icon