Gilles Lamontagne
Gilles Lamontagne | |
|---|---|
| 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec | |
| In office March 28, 1984 – August 9, 1990 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Edward Schreyer Jeanne Sauvé Ray Hnatyshyn |
| Premier | René Lévesque Pierre-Marc Johnson Robert Bourassa |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Côté |
| Succeeded by | Martial Asselin |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office March 3, 1980 – August 11, 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Allan McKinnon |
| Succeeded by | Jean–Jacques Blais |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
| Acting October 1, 1980 – September 21, 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Daniel J. MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | W. Bennett Campbell |
| Postmaster General of Canada | |
| In office February 2, 1978 – June 3, 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Jean-Jacques Blais |
| Succeeded by | John Allen Fraser |
| Minister without portfolio | |
| In office January 19, 1978 – February 1, 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Member of Parliament for Langelier | |
| In office May 24, 1977 – March 26, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Marchand |
| Succeeded by | Michel Côté |
| Mayor of Quebec City | |
| In office December 1, 1965 – December 1, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Hamel |
| Succeeded by | Jean Pelletier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Georges Gilles Claude Lamontagne April 17, 1919 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | June 14, 2016 (aged 97) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Mary Schaefer
(m. 1949; died 2006) |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant / Bomber Pilot |
| Awards | |
Joseph Georges Gilles Claude Lamontagne PC OC CQ CD (French: [ʒozɛf ʒɔʁʒ(ə) ʒil klod lamɔ̃taɲ]; April 17, 1919 – June 14, 2016) was a Canadian politician who held a number of offices both in Quebec and federally. A Liberal, he was Mayor of Quebec City (1965–1977), Postmaster General of Canada (1978–1979), Minister of National Defence (1980–1983) and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1984–1990).