Alphonse Fournier

The Honourable
Alphonse Fournier
PC QC
The Honourable Alphonse Fournier PC QC
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
	In office; May 1, 1948 – May 8, 1953
Prime Minister	Louis St. Laurent
Preceded by	Ian Alistair Mackenzie
Succeeded by	Walter Harris
Minister of Public Works
	In office; October 7, 1942 – June 11, 1953
Prime Minister	Louis St. Laurent; W. L. Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Joseph-Enoil Michaud (acting)
Succeeded by	Walter Harris (acting)
Member of Parliament; for Hull
	In office; July 28, 1930 – August 9, 1953
Preceded by	Joseph-Éloi Fontaine
Succeeded by	Alexis Caron
Personal details
Born	March 24, 1893; Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 8, 1961 (aged 68); Hull, Quebec, Canada
Party	Liberal
Spouse	Lorette Roy (m. 1917)
Relations	Joseph-Célestin Nadon (cousin)
Children	4, including Roy
Alma mater	University of Montreal ; Laval University
Profession	Lawyer; teacher;

Prime MinisterLouis St. Laurent
W. L. Mackenzie King

Alphonse Fournier PC QC (March 24, 1893 – October 8, 1961) was a Canadian politician.

v t e Ministers of public works of Canada
Public works (1867–1996)	McDougall Langevin Mackenzie Tupper Langevin Smith Ouimet Desjardins Tarte Sutherland Hyman Pugsley Monk Rogers Ballantyne Carvell Reid (acting) Sifton Reid (acting) McCurdy Bostock King Perley Ryckman Elliott Stewart P. Cardin Michaud (acting) Fournier Harris (acting) Winters Green Walker Green (acting) Fulton Deschatelets L. Cardin McIlraith Laing Dubé Drury Buchanan Ouellet Nielsen Cosgrove LeBlanc Lapointe La Salle McInnes Jelinek (acting) MacKay Dick Dingwall Marleau¹
Public works and government services (1996–2015)	Marleau Gagliano Boudria Goodale Owen Brison Fortier Paradis Ambrose Finley
Public services and procurement (2015–present)	Foote Qualtrough Anand Tassi Jaczek Jean-Yves Duclos
¹As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the minister of supply and services to create the position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services on July 12, 1995.

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The Honourable Alphonse Fournier PC QC


Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
In office May 1, 1948 – May 8, 1953
Prime Minister	Louis St. Laurent
Preceded by	Ian Alistair Mackenzie
Succeeded by	Walter Harris
Minister of Public Works
In office October 7, 1942 – June 11, 1953
Prime Minister	Louis St. Laurent W. L. Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Joseph-Enoil Michaud (acting)
Succeeded by	Walter Harris (acting)
Member of Parliament for Hull
In office July 28, 1930 – August 9, 1953
Preceded by	Joseph-Éloi Fontaine
Succeeded by	Alexis Caron

Personal details
Born	(1893-03-24)March 24, 1893 Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 8, 1961(1961-10-08) (aged 68) Hull, Quebec, Canada
Party	Liberal
Spouse	Lorette Roy (m. 1917)
Relations	Joseph-Célestin Nadon (cousin)
Children	4, including Roy
Alma mater	University of Montreal Laval University
Profession	Lawyer teacher