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Jérôme Proulx
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Jean
In office
1966–1970
Preceded byPhilodor Ouimet
Succeeded byJacques Veilleux
In office
1976–1985
Preceded byJacques Veilleux
Succeeded byPierre Lorrain
Personal details
Born(1930-04-28)April 28, 1930
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
DiedAugust 26, 2021(2021-08-26) (aged 91)
Political partyUnion Nationale (1966–1969)
Parti Québécois (1969–2021)

Jérôme Proulx (April 28, 1930 – August 26, 2021)[1] was a nationalist politician in Quebec, Canada and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1966 to 1970 and from 1976 to 1985.[2]

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

Proulx won a seat in the 1966 Quebec election in the district of Saint-Jean as a member of the Union Nationale. In November 1969 he left his party to protest the passage of Bill 63,[3] a controversial language law, sitting first as an independent, and then fifteen days later joining the Parti Québécois (PQ). He ran as a PQ candidate in 1970 and 1973, but lost both times.

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. Proulx lost re-election in 1985.

He authored Un panier de crabes in 1971.

References

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  1. ^ "Décès de l'ancien député Jérôme Proulx". 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  3. ^ Chronology of the Yves Michaud Affair, Claude Bélanger, Department of History, Marianopolis College