Michel Dupuy
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Michel Dupuy | |
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| Ambassador of Canada to France | |
| In office 30 September 1981 – 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Gérard Pelletier |
| Succeeded by | Lucien Bouchard |
| Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations | |
| In office 6 May 1980 – May 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | William H. Barton |
| Succeeded by | Gérard Pelletier |
| Member of Parliament for Laval West | |
| In office 25 October 1993 – 1 June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Ricard |
| Succeeded by | Raymonde Folco |
| Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship | |
| In office 4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Gerry Weiner |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Copps |
| Minister of Communications | |
| In office 4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Monique Landry |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Copps |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 11, 1930 |
| Died | July 9, 2023 (aged 93) Boucherville, Quebec, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Micheline Dallaire |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | University of Oxford University of Paris |
| Occupation | Diplomat, journalist, academic, politician |
Michel Dupuy PC (January 11, 1930 – July 9, 2023) was a Canadian diplomat, journalist, academic and politician.[1][2]
Michel Dupuy was born in Paris, France, on January 11, 1930. His father, Pierre Dupuy, was also a Canadian diplomat.
Dupuy was a longtime diplomat in the Department of External Affairs. He served as Ambassador to the United Nations from 1980 to 1981 and Ambassador to France from 1981 to 1985.
Dupuy entered politics but was defeated in his attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1988 election. He was elected on his second attempt in the 1993 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Laval West. He immediately joined the Cabinet and served concurrently as Minister of Communications and Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship from 1993 until January 1996. During his tenure, the departments that he oversaw were merged into the new Department of Canadian Heritage
Dupuy came under fire for "representing a constituency in a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) application" because he was the minister responsible for the agency and was dropped from the Cabinet.
Dupuy did not run in the 1997 election.
He died in Boucherville, Quebec, on July 9, 2023, at the age of 93.[3][4]
