Claude Forget

Claude Forget
Claude Forget
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Laurent
In office
1973–1981
Preceded by Léo Pearson
Succeeded by Germain Leduc
Personal details
Born 28 May 1936 (1936-05-28) (age 75)
Montreal, Quebec
Political party Liberal
Cabinet Minister of Social Affairs (1973-1976)

Claude E. Forget, OC (born 28 May 1936) is a former Canadian politician.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Forget holds a master's degree in public finances from the London School of Economics as well as a bachelor's degree in economics. He was also admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1959. He was a teacher in economics at the Université du Québec à Montréal for three years.[1]

In 1973, he was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec from the riding of Saint-Laurent. A Liberal, he was the Minister of Social Affairs from 1973 to 1976 in the cabinet of Robert Bourassa. He was re-elected in 1976 and 1981. He resigned on November 17, 1981.[1]

In 1984, he was appointed chairman of the Commission of Inquiry on Unemployment Insurance.[1]

In 1991, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Claude FORGET" (in French). Assemblée nationale du Québec. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/forget-claude-3185/biographie.html. 
  2. ^ Order of Canada citation


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