Portrait of Paul Sauvé.

Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé (March 24, 1907 – January 2, 1960) was a Quebec politician. He was born in St-Benoit, Quebec, Canada. Portrait of Paul Sauvé. This work is copyrighted. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article describes the Canadian province. ...

He served overseas in the Canadian military during the Second World War, and took part in the Normandy landing. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

His political career began in 1930, when he was elected to the Quebec legislature as a Conservative. He was defeated in the 1935 election. The Parti conservateur du Québec (in English: Conservative Party of Quebec) was a political party in Quebec, Canada. ... In the Quebec general election on November 25, 1935, the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party under Louis-Alexandre Taschereau were re-elected, defeating the Action libérale nationale under Paul Gouin and the Quebec Conservative Party under Maurice Duplessis. ...

He was a founder of the Union Nationale (UN) party, which succeeded the Conservative party, and was returned to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1936. Union Nationale logo. ... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly is the legislative body of the Canadian province of Quebec. ...

After the death of Premier and UN leader Maurice Duplessis on September 10, 1959, Sauvé succeeded him in both positions. Sauvé died in office on January 2, 1960, having served as premier for only 114 days. The Premier of Quebec (in French Premier ministre du Québec, sometimes literally translated to Prime Minister of Quebec) is the first minister for the Canadian province of Quebec. ... Duplessis and the Clergy. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

During those "hundred days", as historians of the period call them, Sauvé undertook a wide-ranging review of issues facing the Quebec government, including many that had been ignored during the Duplessis era. Sauvé is viewed as having upheld his convictions and had not succumbed to fear of demotion by "The Chief" (Duplessis). Some say that he stood alone in a cabinet of "yes men". A peculiar custom of Quebecers is to give nicknames to their politicians (and some personalities), quite especially their Premiers. ...

When he became Premier (also called "Prime Minister" in Quebec), he announced radical changes in the ways Quebec would run. His resolve was conveyed in the motto he adopted: "Désormais" (from now on). He undertook to implement these changes immediately, but died suddenly in office, leaving the Union Nationale government in disarray.

Elections as party leader

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See also

• Politics of Quebec
• List of Quebec general elections
• Timeline of Quebec history

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External links

• Extensive biography of Paul Sauvé from Marianopolis College (http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/bios/sauve.htm)
• National Assembly biography (http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/s/SAUVJMP.htm) (in French)