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Description of the career of a figurehead of the Quiet Revolution, Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Minister of Education....
Paul had 14 siblings: Abraham Lajoie, Angélique Brodeur (born Lajoie) and 12 other siblings.
Paul Gérin-Lajoie
Canadian politician
Paul Gérin-Lajoie, CC GOQ QC (French pronunciation:[polʒeʁɛ̃laʒwa]; February 23, June 25, ) was a Canadian lawyer, philanthropist, and a former member of the National Assembly of Quebec and Cabinet Minister.[1][2]
Early life
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Henri Gérin-Lajoie and Pauline Dorion, he studied at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, where he was editor of the school paper, the Université de Montréal, and Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, where he received a Doctor of Laws degree.
He was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in
Career
He ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate in the riding of Vaudreuil-Soulanges in the general election and in a by-election. In , he came in second at the Quebec Liberal Party leadership convention.
He was elected in Vaudreuil-Soulanges in the election and was re-elected in and From to he was the Minister of Youth in the cabinet of Jean Lesage (eventually