Michel Dupuy
Michel Dupuy, PC (born January 11, 1930) is a Canadian diplomat,[1][2] journalist, academic and politician. Born in Paris, France, his father was Pierre Dupuy who was also a Canadian diplomat.
Dupuy was a long time diplomat in the Department of External Affairs. He served as Ambassador to the United Nations from 1980 to 1981, and Ambassador to France from 1981 to 1985.
He subsequently entered politics and was defeated in his attempt to win a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1988 election. He was elected on his second attempt in the 1993 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Laval West. He immediately joined the Cabinet, serving concurrently as Minister of Communications and Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship from 1993 until January 1996. During his tenure, the departments he oversaw were merged into the new Department of Canadian Heritage
Dupuy came under fire for "representing a constituency in a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) application" because he was the minister responsible for the agency, and was subsequently dropped from Cabinet.
He did not run in the 1997 election.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 1993: Laval West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Michel Dupuy | 28,449 | 46.24 | – | $60,506 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Michel Leduc | 26,460 | 43.01 | $44,789 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Ricard | 4,167 | 6.77 | $59,586 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Marcella Tardif-Provencher | 678 | 1.10 | $2,926 | ||||
| Libertarian | Rick Blatter | 649 | 1.05 | $4,038 | ||||
| Natural Law | Eddy Gagné | 546 | 0.89 | $270 | ||||
| National | Cyril G. MacNeil | 280 | 0.46 | $4,218 | ||||
| Commonwealth | John Ajemian | 187 | 0.30 | $0 | ||||
| Abolitionist | Georges Vaudrin | 109 | 0.18 | $0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 61,525 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,765 | |||||||
| Turnout | 63,290 | 79.62 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 79,486 | |||||||
| Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada. | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Canada wins new air routes to U.S. cities". Montreal Gazette. 11 September 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ↑ "Canada Supports Israel In Un Vote On Occupied Territories". Ottawa Citizen. 30 July 1980. p. 64. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
| 26th Ministry – Cabinet of Jean Chrétien | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Gerry Weiner | Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship 1993–1996 styled as Minister of Canadian Heritage |
Sheila Copps |
| Monique Landry | Minister of Communications 1993–1996 styled as Minister of Canadian Heritage |
Sheila Copps |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by William Hickson Barton |
Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations April 1980 – May 1981 |
Succeeded by Gérard Pelletier |
1The offices of Minister of Communications, and Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship were abolished and the office of Minister of Canadian Heritage came in force July 12, 1996. |
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