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Maurice Sauvé, economist, politician, businessman (born 20 September 1923 in Montreal, QC; died 13 April 1992 in Montreal, QC). In 1962 Sauvé was elected to the House of Commons and served as minister of forestry and rural development from 1964 to 1968.
Education and Career
Maurice Sauvé received his PhD from the Université de Paris in 1952 and returned to Montreal to work for the Canadian and Catholic Confederation of Labour. A Liberal, he was closely associated with the construction of the economic base for Quebec's Quiet Revolution. In 1962 he was elected to the House of Commons and served as minister of forestry and rural development from 1964 to 1968. Leaving politics for business, he joined Consolidated-Bathurst Inc and held a number of directorships. In 1985 he was named chancellor of the University of Ottawa.
Personal Life
In 1948, Maurice Sauvé married Jeanne Sauvé (née Benoît). Jeanne Sauvé became the first woman to serve as governor general of Canada.
