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Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis, QC (French pronunciation:; April 20, 1890 – September 7, 1959), byname "Le Chef" ("The Boss"), was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec.
Feb 18, 2008 · Maurice Duplessis was an enigmatic and picturesque character, the public demagogue at some variance with his urbane, elegant and witty private personality. For much of his career he was almost universally known as "le Chef" in recognition of his strong, though controversial leadership of Quebec.
Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis, who would be called “the Chief” or Maurice Duplessis, was to devote his life to politics, following in the footsteps of his father, a Conservative mla for the riding of Saint-Maurice from 1886 to 1900, town councillor and mayor of Trois-Rivières, and later judge of the Superior Court.
Duplessis was responsible for some of the most infamous examples of state abuse of civil liberties in Canada’s history. His actions generated intense criticism and contributed to the creation of the first civil liberties groups in the country.
Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis was a Canadian politician who controlled Quebec’s provincial government as its premier from 1936 until his death, except for the war years of 1940–44. Educated at Notre Dame and Laval universities in Montreal, Duplessis was admitted to the bar in 1913 and made King’s.
Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis, généralement appelé Maurice Duplessis, né le 20 avril 1890 à Trois-Rivières et mort le 7 septembre 1959 à Schefferville, est un avocat et homme politique québécois. Il est premier ministre du Québec et procureur général de la province de 1936 à 1939 puis de 1944 à 1959.
Dec 15, 2020 · In Quebec, the period called la Grande Noirceur (the Great Darkness) refers to the 19 years where premier Maurice Duplessis was in power (1936–1939, 1944–1959). The name alludes to the population’s suffering during this time.
