Pierre Laporte
Pierre Laporte | |||||||||||||
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Laporte in 1968 | |||||||||||||
| Deputy Premier of Quebec | |||||||||||||
| In office May 12 – October 17, 1970 | |||||||||||||
| Premier | Robert Bourassa | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jean-Guy Cardinal | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gérard D. Levesque (1972) | ||||||||||||
| Minister of Immigration | |||||||||||||
| In office May 12 – October 17, 1970 | |||||||||||||
| Premier | Robert Bourassa | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mario Beaulieu | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | François Cloutier | ||||||||||||
| Minister of Cultural Affairs | |||||||||||||
| In office September 9, 1964 – June 16, 1966 | |||||||||||||
| Premier | Jean Lesage | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Georges-Émile Lapalme | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jean-Noël Tremblay | ||||||||||||
| Minister of Municipal Affairs | |||||||||||||
| In office December 5, 1962 – June 16, 1966 | |||||||||||||
| Premier | Jean Lesage | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lucien Cliche | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Paul Dozois | ||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1921 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Died | 17 October 1970 (aged 49) Longueuil, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Cause of death | Murder by strangulation | ||||||||||||
| Resting place | Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery | ||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Françoise Brouillet | ||||||||||||
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Pierre Laporte (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ lapɔʁt]; 25 February 1921 – 17 October 1970) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was deputy premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped and murdered by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) during the October Crisis.