Name John Kehoe Role Quebec politician | Party Quebec Liberal Party | |
John J. Kehoe (born October 20, 1934) is a lawyer and former politician in Quebec. He represented Chapleau in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1981 to 1994 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Gatineau, the son of William Kehoe and Mary Murphy, and was educated at the University of Ottawa and McGill University. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1960 and entered practice with Roy Fournier, opening his own office the following year. From 1960 to 1966, he was crown lawyer for the social welfare court at Hull. He was solicitor for the city of Gatineau from 1964 to 1981. Kehoe was crown lawyer for the Hull district court from 1971 to 1974. He was also a member of the Gatineau Chamber of Commerce and of the Knights of Columbus.
Kehoe served as parliamentary assistant to the Quebec Minister of Justice from 1991 to 1994. He did not run for reelection in 1994.