Michel Dupuy
PC
Ambassador of Canada to France
In office
30 September 1981 – 1985
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byGérard Pelletier
Succeeded byLucien Bouchard
Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
In office
6 May 1980 – May 1981
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byWilliam H. Barton
Succeeded byGérard Pelletier
Member of Parliament
for Laval West
In office
25 October 1993 – 1 June 1997
Preceded byGuy Ricard
Succeeded byRaymonde Folco
Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship
In office
4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byGerry Weiner
Succeeded bySheila Copps
Minister of Communications
In office
4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byMonique Landry
Succeeded bySheila Copps
Personal details
Born(1930-01-11)January 11, 1930
Paris, France
DiedJuly 9, 2023(2023-07-09) (aged 93)
Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMicheline Dallaire
Parent
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
University of Paris
OccupationDiplomat, journalist, academic, politician

Michel Dupuy PC (January 11, 1930 – July 9, 2023) was a Canadian diplomat, journalist, academic and politician.[1][2]

Biography

Michel Dupuy was born in Paris, France on January 11, 1930. His father, Pierre Dupuy, 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.

Dupuy subsequently entered politics and was defeated in his attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons of Canada 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.

Dupuy did not run in the 1997 election.

Death

Dupuy died in Boucherville, Quebec, on July 9, 2023, at the age of 93.[3][4]

Electoral record

1993 Canadian federal election: Laval West
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMichel Dupuy28,44946.24–$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

  1. ↑ "Canada wins new air routes to U.S. cities". Montreal Gazette. 11 September 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Canada Supports Israel In Un Vote On Occupied Territories". Ottawa Citizen. 30 July 1980. p. 64. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Hon. Michel Dupuy, P.C., M.P." Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Former minister, ambassador Michel Dupuy dies at 93". Montreal Gazette. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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