Paul Gouin
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Paul Gouin (May 20, 1898 - December 4, 1976) was the son of Lomer Gouin and the grandson of Honoré Mercier. He was born in Montreal.
He fought in World War I as a tank commander. Studied at Laval University and was admitted to the bar of Quebec in 1920.
He helped found the Action libérale nationale on June 6, 1934 and formed an alliance with Maurice Duplessis of the Quebec Conservative Party for the purpose of contesting the 1935 Quebec election. Gouin withdrew his support from Duplessis on June 18, 1936 but most members of the ALN caucus sided with Duplessis and joined with his Conservative caucus to formally merge into the Union Nationale party, which not long afterwards won the 1936 election.
He re-formed the Action libérale nationale and became its leader on July 24, 1938. However, the ALN did poorly in the 1939 Quebec election, winning only 4.5% of the popular vote and no seats, and soon disbanded. He helped found the Bloc Populaire Canadien in 1942 but left it in early 1944 when André Laurendeau was chosen to lead the Quebec wing of the party.
See also
External links
- National Assembly biography (http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/g-i/GOUIP.htm) (in French)