Canadian politician (1938–2019)
Pierre De Bané
In office September 30, 1982 – June 29, 1984Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau Preceded by Roméo LeBlanc Succeeded by Herb Breau In office March 3, 1980 – January 11, 1982Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau Preceded by Elmer MacKay Succeeded by Herb Gray In office November 24, 1978 – June 3, 1979Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau Preceded by Jean-Pierre Goyer Succeeded by Roch LaSalle In office June 29, 1984 – August 2, 2013Nominated by Pierre Trudeau Appointed by Jeanne Sauvé Preceded by Jean Marchand Succeeded by Raymonde Saint-Germain In office May 22, 1979 – June 28, 1984Preceded by Riding re-created Succeeded by Jean-Luc Joncas In office June 25, 1968 – May 21, 1979Preceded by Riding re-created Succeeded by Riding dissolved
Born (1938-08-02 ) August 2, 1938Haifa , Mandatory Palestine Died January 9, 2019(2019-01-09) (aged 80)Ottawa, Ontario , Canada Political party Liberal Spouse
Elisabeth Nadeau
(
m. 1980)
Children 1 Education Profession
Pierre De Bané PC QC (Arabic : بيير دي باين ; August 2, 1938 – January 9, 2019) was a Canadian senator . He was the first Palestinian and the first person of Middle Eastern descent to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada in Matane and next Matapédia—Matane , and was a member of the Canadian Cabinet .[1]
Early life and education
De Bané was born in Haifa , Palestine . His family then immigrated to Canada in 1947 to escape the looming war , and settled in Quebec . De Bané studied at Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières , Collège Saint-Alexandre , University of Quebec and from law at Laval University .[2]
Political career
He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 general election , and served as a Member of Parliament for sixteen years.
In 1978, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau appointed De Bané to the Canadian Cabinet as the Minister of Supply and Services . He joined the opposition bench when the Liberals lost the 1979 election , but was reappointed to the Cabinet as the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion when the Liberals returned to power in 1980 election .
In 1982, De Bané became Minister of State for External Relations and, eight months later, he became the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans . De Bané was named to the Senate by Trudeau days before he retired as Prime Minister.
De Bané was active on numerous Senate committees, particularly those dealing with fisheries, foreign affairs, and legal affairs and was also active in public life on the issue of Palestinian refugees .
He retired from the Senate upon turning 75 on August 2, 2013, and died on January 9, 2019, at the age of 80.[3] [4]
Archives
There is a Pierre de Bané fonds at Library and Archives Canada .[5]
References
External links
Ministers of Marine and Fisheries (1867–1930)1 Ministers of Fisheries (1930–69) Minister of Fisheries and Forestry (1969–71) Ministers of the Environment (1971–76)2 Ministers of State (Fisheries) (1974–76) Minister of Fisheries and the Environment (1976–79) Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (1979–2015)Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2015–)1 The office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries was abolished and the offices of Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Marine were created in 1930. The Minister of Marine office was a precursor to the Minister of Transport.2 From 1971 to 1976 the Minister of the Environment was also the Minister of Fisheries.