Role Canadian Politician | Name Henri Groulx Political party Liberal | |
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Preceded by District was created in 1939 Born 21 May 1888Montreal, Quebec ( 1888-05-21 ) Died July 16, 1952, Outremont, Quebec, Canada | ||
Succeeded by Georges-Emile Lapalme | ||
Henri Groulx (21 May 1888 – 16 July 1952) was a Canadian pharmacist and politician.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Groulx was educated at the Collège Mont-Saint-Louis, Collège Saint-Laurent and at Université Laval à Montréal. He was a pharmacist since 1914 and owned a pharmacy.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal-Outremont in 1939. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1944, 1948, and 1952. He was a Provincial Secretary (1939-1940), Minister of Health (1939-1941), Minister of Welfare (1940-1941), and Minister of Health and Welfare (1941-1944).
He received an honorary degree in pharmacy from the Université de Montréal on May 30, 1941.
He died on 16 July 1952, the night of the election, in Outremont.
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