Member of The Legislature
He successfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Montréal–Saint-Jacques in 1956 and was re-elected in 1960, 1962 and 1966.
He served as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1956 to 1960 and from 1966 to 1967, as well as Minister of Finance from 1966 to 1969.
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