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Pierre Laporte (25 February, 1921 – 17 October, 1970), was a Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 politician who was the Vice-Premier
Premier of Quebec

The Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canada Provinces of Canada of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
 and Minister of Labour of the province of Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
 before being kidnapped and murdered by members of the terrorist group Front de Libération du Québec
Front de libération du Québec

The Front de lib?ration du Qu?bec , commonly known as the FLQ, was a nationalist and Marxist revolutionary group in Quebec, Canada with at least two terrorist cells....
 (FLQ) during the October Crisis.

Pierre Laporte was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was a journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
 with Le Devoir
Le Devoir

Le Devoir is a French language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and the rest of Canada. It was founded by journalist, politician, and Quebec nationalism Henri Bourassa in 1910....
 newspaper from 1945 to 1961, and was known for his crusading work against the government of Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
's then-Premier Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Duplessis

Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis served as the premier of Quebec of the Canada province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party, he rose to power after exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau....
.

After Duplessis' death Laporte successfully ran for a seat in Chambly
Chambly (provincial electoral district)

Chambly is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Mont?r?gie region south of Montreal, the riding was created in 1829....
 in the Quebec National Assembly and served in the government of Premier Jean Lesage
Jean Lesage

Jean Lesage, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada, Canadian Forces Decoration was a lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Premier of Quebec from June 22, 1960, to August 16, 1966....
.






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Pierre Laporte (25 February, 1921 – 17 October, 1970), was a Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 politician who was the Vice-Premier
Premier of Quebec

The Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canada Provinces of Canada of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
 and Minister of Labour of the province of Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
 before being kidnapped and murdered by members of the terrorist group Front de Libération du Québec
Front de libération du Québec

The Front de lib?ration du Qu?bec , commonly known as the FLQ, was a nationalist and Marxist revolutionary group in Quebec, Canada with at least two terrorist cells....
 (FLQ) during the October Crisis.

Pierre Laporte was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was a journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
 with Le Devoir
Le Devoir

Le Devoir is a French language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and the rest of Canada. It was founded by journalist, politician, and Quebec nationalism Henri Bourassa in 1910....
 newspaper from 1945 to 1961, and was known for his crusading work against the government of Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
's then-Premier Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Duplessis

Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis served as the premier of Quebec of the Canada province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party, he rose to power after exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau....
.

After Duplessis' death Laporte successfully ran for a seat in Chambly
Chambly (provincial electoral district)

Chambly is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Mont?r?gie region south of Montreal, the riding was created in 1829....
 in the Quebec National Assembly and served in the government of Premier Jean Lesage
Jean Lesage

Jean Lesage, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada, Canadian Forces Decoration was a lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Premier of Quebec from June 22, 1960, to August 16, 1966....
. Laporte was a member of the Quebec Liberal Party, and considered to be a leading member of the party's left wing. In 1969 after Lesage stepped down as party leader Laporte ran to succeed him, but lost the position to fellow cabinet member Robert Bourassa
Robert Bourassa

Robert Bourassa, National Order of Quebec was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Quebec Liberal Party Premier of Quebec in two different mandates, first from May 12, 1970, to November 25, 1976, and then from December 12, 1985, to January 11, 1994....
.

When Bourassa was elected Premier of Quebec in 1970, he appointed Laporte as his Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour.

On October 10, 1970 Laporte was kidnapped from his home in Saint-Lambert, Quebec
Saint-Lambert, Quebec

Saint-Lambert is a city in the Canada province of Quebec located opposite Montreal on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River. The city is more urban than most of its suburban south shore counterparts, but is nevertheless a bedroom community of Montreal....
 by the Chénier Cell
Chenier Cell

The Ch?nier Cell was a Montreal-based cell of the Front de Lib?ration du Quebec terrorist group in Quebec whose members were responsible for a decade of bombings and armed robberies in the 1960s that led to what became known as the October Crisis....
 of the FLQ. They dubbed him the "Minister of Unemployment and Assimilation," and held him hostage in an anti-government protest. Pierre Laporte's dead body was found in the trunk of a car seven days later on October 17. He had been strangled. His kidnappers were subsequently captured and sentenced to long prison terms for his murder, but only served terms ranging from 7 to 11 years.

Pierre Laporte was buried in the Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges in Montreal, Quebec.

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