Preceded by Maximilien Polak Role Judge Political party Liberal Education Universite de Montreal | Party Quebec Liberal Party Name Maximilien Polak Succeeded by Normand Cherry | |
Born December 4, 1930 (age 93)
Leiden, the Netherlands ( 1930-12-04 ) Nationality Canadian (originally Dutch) | ||
Alma mater Universite de Montreal | ||
Maximilien Polak (born December 5, 1930 in Leiden) is a former judge and politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. Dutch-born and raised, Polak arrived in Canada in 1952, where he attended the Université de Montréal, earning a degree in law in 1958.
Polak served as a municipal court judge in Côte Saint-Luc from 1969 to 1979.
In 1981, Polak ventured into politics, and was elected to the Quebec National Assembly as a Liberal, representing the district of Sainte-Anne. He was re-elected in 1985, and served as the deputy whip. In 1989, he chose not to run again, and instead became a judge of Quebec Court. He served as a judge from 1991 to 2000, at which point he retired; however, he served as an "ad hoc" judge from 2001 to 2005.
Polak's son, Michael, also a lawyer, serves as the Honorary Consul General of the Netherlands in Montreal.