Adélard Godbout

Adélard Godbout
Godbout, c. 1932
15th Premier of Quebec
In office
November 8, 1939 – August 30, 1944
MonarchGeorge VI
Lieutenant GovernorÉsioff-Léon Patenaude
Eugène Fiset
Preceded byMaurice Duplessis
Succeeded byMaurice Duplessis
In office
June 11, 1936 – August 28, 1936
MonarchEdward VIII
Lieutenant GovernorÉsioff-Léon Patenaude
Preceded byLouis-A. Taschereau
Succeeded byMaurice Duplessis
Senator for Montarville, Quebec
In office
June 25, 1949 – September 18, 1956
Appointed byLouis St. Laurent
Preceded byCharles-Philippe Beaubien
Succeeded byHenri Charles Bois
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for L'Islet
In office
October 25, 1939 – July 28, 1948
Preceded byJoseph Bilodeau
Succeeded byFernand Lizotte
In office
May 13, 1929 – August 17, 1936
Preceded byÉlisée Theriault
Succeeded byJoseph Bilodeau
Personal details
BornJoseph-Adélard Godbout
(1892-09-24)September 24, 1892
DiedSeptember 18, 1956(1956-09-18) (aged 63)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
PartyLiberal
ProfessionAgronomist

Joseph-Adélard Godbout (September 24, 1892 – September 18, 1956) was a Canadian agronomist and politician. He served as the 15th premier of Quebec briefly in 1936, and again from 1939 to 1944, in addition to serving as the leader of the Parti Libéral du Québec (PLQ) from 1936 to 1949.