Marcel Prud'homme
| The Hon. Marcel Prud'homme | |
|---|---|
| Senator for La Salle, Quebec | |
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In office 1993–2009 | |
| Appointed by | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Azellus Denis |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Denis | |
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In office 1964–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Azellus Denis |
| Succeeded by | Eleni Bakopanos |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 30, 1934 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party |
Liberal (1964-1993) Independent (1993-2009) |
Marcel Prud'homme, PC (born November 30, 1934) was a member of the Canadian Senate and was a long-time Member of Parliament (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons.
Prud'homme was first elected to the House of Commons in a 1964 by-election as Liberal MP for Saint-Denis, Quebec. He was subsequently re-elected eight times.
He served as Parliamentary Secretary from 1971 to 1974 to the Minister of Manpower and Immigration, Secretary of State for Canada, and to the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion successively.
For most of his career, however, Prud'homme was a backbencher. He was particularly outspoken in his support for Palestinian causes and in his opposition to Zionism and this may have hindered the prospects of his serving in the Canadian Cabinet. In 1989, while in Opposition, he became the Liberal Party's Critic for Arms Control and Disarmament. In 1992, he became Chair of the Quebec Liberal Caucus. On July 1, 1992, Prud'homme was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada in honour of his long service as a parliamentarian.
In 1993, Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney appointed Prud'homme to the Canadian Senate where he took his seat as an Independent. The Liberals saw this move as an attempt to provide a non-partisan cover to various patronage appointments Mulroney made at the end of his term as Prime Minister.
He resigned in 2009 at 75 as the law required.
Honours
In 2007, he was awarded the Order of Friendship of Russia.[1]