Preceded by Philippe Dufour Political party Liberal Party Quebec Liberal Party Succeeded by Arthur Leclerc | Preceded by Arthur Leclerc Role Politician Succeeded by Arthur Leclerc Name Edgar Rochette Resigned 1944 | |
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Born April 28, 1890
La Malbaie, Quebec ( 1890-04-28 ) Died June 15, 1953, Quebec City, Canada | ||
Education Pembroke College, Oxford | ||
Joseph Ulysse Edgar Rochette (April 28, 1890 – June 15, 1953) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and provincial politician.
Born in La Malbaie, Quebec, Rochette was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1914. A Rhodes Scholar, he studied law at Pembroke College, Oxford from 1914 to 1917. He also spent time at the University of Grenoble.
He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Charlevoix-Saguenay from 1927 to 1936 and from 1939 to 1944. He held various cabinet positions including Minister of Labour, Minister of Labour, Games and Fisheries, and Minister of Mines and Fisheries. In 1944, he was made a judge.
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