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Barette was elected to the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Union Nationale party. He served as Minister of Labour in the Cabinets of Maurice Duplessis and Paul Sauvé from August 30, 1944 to January 8, 1960.
Following Sauvé's death, Barette succeeded him as leader of the Union Nationale and premier of Quebec on January 8, 1960 . He was the 22nd Premier of Quebec, but held office for only 6 months until the June 22, 1960 electionThe Quebec general election on June 22, 1960 was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivaled perhaps only by the 1976 general election. The incumbent Union Nationale under Antonio Barrette was defeated by the Quebec Liberal Party unde which he lost to Jean LesageJean Lesage ( June 10, 1912 December 12, 1980) was a lawyer and politician in the Canada province of Quebec. He served as Prime Minister of Quebec (premier) from July 22, 1960 to August 16, 1966. Profile Born in Montreal, he studied law at Laval Universit and the Quebec Liberal Party.
He resigned as both leader of the Union Nationale and member of the Legislative Assembly on September 15September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). There are 107 days remaining. Events 608 Saint Boniface IV becomes Pope 921 Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin. 1514 Thomas Wolsey appointed Archbishop, 1960, and later served as Canadian ambassador to GreeceGreece formally called the Hellenic Republic (in Greek: ) Hellenike Demokratia , is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. It is bounded on land by Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania from April 4, 1963 to July 12, 1966.
He lost the 1960 election.
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