Mario Beaulieu

The Hon. Mario Beaulieu
Senator for De la Durantaye, Quebec
In office 1990–1994
Preceded by	Jean Bazin
Succeeded by	Lise Bacon
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Dorion
In office 1969–1970
Preceded by	François Aquin
Succeeded by	Alfred Bossé
Personal details
Born	February 1, 1930(1930-02-01) Plantagenet, Ontario
Died	October 12, 1998(1998-10-12) (aged 68) Saint-Sauveur, Quebec
Political party	Progressive Conservative

Mario Beaulieu (February 1, 1930 – October 12, 1998) was a Canadian notary, title attorney, Quebec politician and Senator.

Born in Plantagenet, Ontario, the son of Henri de Montpellier Beaulieu and Berthe Lalonde, he was educated in Montreal and became a notary in 1956.

He ran unsuccessfully for the National Assembly of Quebec as a Union Nationale candidate for the riding of Montréal-Laurier in 1962. In 1966, he was the President of the Union Nationale's electoral campaign and was the Chief of Staff to Premier Daniel Johnson and Deputy Minister of Exectuve Council from 1966 to 1968. In 1968, he was the General Director of the Union Nationale.

He was elected in a March 1969 by-election in the riding of Dorion and was appointed Minister of Immigration in Jean-Jacques Bertrand's cabinet, which he served until 1970. From 1969 to 1970, he was the Minister of Finance. He was defeated in the 1970 election. He ran unsuccessfully in 1971 for the leadership of the Union Nationale, losing to Gabriel Loubier. In 1971, he published a book, La victoire du Québec.

In 1984, he was Vice-President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada's Quebec campaign and Chairman of the electoral campaign in 1988.

In 1990, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of De la Durantaye, Quebec. A Progressive Conservative, he resigned in June 1994.

References

• "Mario BEAULIEU". http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/beaulieu-mario-1907/biographie.html. Retrieved February 9, 2006.  (French)
• Canadian Who's Who 1997. University of Toronto Press. 

External links

• Mario Beaulieu - Parliament of Canada biography

Persondata
Name	Beaulieu, Mario
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	February 1, 1930
Place of birth	Plantagenet, Ontario
Date of death	October 12, 1998
Place of death	Saint-Sauveur, Quebec