Appointed by Pierre Trudeau Role Journalist Movies Golden Gloves Name Jean Moyne Resigned February 17, 1988 | Political party Liberal Succeeded by Gerald Beaudoin Preceded by Carl Goldenberg Party Liberal Party of Canada | |
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Born February 17, 1913
Montreal, Quebec ( 1913-02-17 ) Died April 1, 1996, Montreal, Canada People also search for Gilles Groulx, Victor Jobin, Fernand Dansereau | ||
Jean Le Moyne, (February 17, 1913 – April 1, 1996) was a Canadian journalist, researcher, screenwriter and senator.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1961 he wrote Convergences, winner of the 1961 Governor General's Award for French non-fiction. He won the Molson Prize in 1968.
On December 23, 1982 he was appointed to the Senate at the recommendation of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau representing the senatorial division of Rigaud, Quebec. He retired on his 75th birthday on February 17, 1988. He sat as a Liberal.
In 1982, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "in recognition of his important contribution to Canadian humanities".
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