Jérôme Proulx

Jérôme Proulx

Jérôme Proulx was a nationalist politician in Quebec, Canada. [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/o-p/prouj.htm Biography of Jérôme Proulx, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]

Background

He was born on April 28, 1930 in Saint-Jérôme and made career in education.

Member of the Legislature

Proulx won a seat to the National Assembly of Quebec in 1966 in the district of Saint-Jean and was a member of the Union Nationale. In 1969 though, he left his party and sat as an Independent to protest against the passage of Bill 63, a controversial language legislation. [ [http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/chronos/michaud.htm Chronology of the Yves Michaud Affair, Claude Bélanger, Department of History, Marianopolis College] ] He ran as a Parti Québécois candidate in 1970, but lost re-election.

Political Comeback

He was returned to the legislature in 1976 and won re-election in 1981. During the Parti Québécois Crisis of 1984, Proulx temporarily sat as an Independent to promote a more proactive approach concerning the promotion of sovereignty.

Retirement

Proulx lost re-election in 1985.

Published Books

He authored "Un panier de crabes" in 1971.

Footnotes

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years=1966–1970s-ttl|title=MNA for Saint-Jean
years=1976–1985


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