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Louis St. Laurent

Louis Stephen St. Laurent PC CC QC (Saint-Laurent or St-Laurent in French, baptized Louis-Étienne St-Laurent; February 1, 1882 – July 25, 1973) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957.

The Right Honourable

Louis St. Laurent

PC CC QC

St. Laurent in 1954

12th Prime Minister of Canada

In office

November 15, 1948 – June 21, 1957

Monarchs

George VI

Elizabeth II

Governors General

The Viscount Alexander of Tunis

Vincent Massey

Preceded by

W. L. Mackenzie King

Succeeded by

John Diefenbaker

Leader of the Opposition

In office

June 21, 1957 – January 16, 1958

Preceded by

John Diefenbaker

Succeeded by

Lester B. Pearson

Leader of the Liberal Party

In office

August 7, 1948 – January 16, 1958

Preceded by

W. L. Mackenzie King

Succeeded by

Lester B. Pearson

Minister of Justice

Attorney General of Canada

In office

September 10, 1948 – November 14, 1948

Acting: July 1, 1948 – September 9, 1948

Prime Minister

W. L. Mackenzie King

Preceded by

James Lorimer Ilsley

Succeeded by

Stuart Garson

In office

December 10, 1941 – December 9, 1946

Prime Minister

W. L. Mackenzie King

Preceded by

Joseph-Enoil Michaud

Succeeded by

James Lorimer Ilsley

Secretary of State for External Affairs

In office

September 4, 1946 – September 9, 1948

Prime Minister

W. L. Mackenzie King

Preceded by

W. L. Mackenzie King

Succeeded by

Lester B. Pearson

Member of Parliament

for Quebec East

In office

February 9, 1942 – March 31, 1958

Preceded by

Ernest Lapointe

Succeeded by

Yvon-Roma Tassé

Personal details

Born

Louis Stephen St-Laurent

February 1, 1882

Compton, Quebec, Canada

Died

July 25, 1973 (aged 91)

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Resting place

Saint Thomas d'Aquin Cemetery, Compton, Quebec

Political Renault

(m. 1908; died 1966)

Children

5, including Jean-Paul

Alma mater

Séminaire Saint-Charles-BorroméeUniversité />

Born and raised in southeastern Quebec, St. Laurent was a leading lawyer and a supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada. In December 1941, he entered politics as minister of justice under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. In February 1942, he won a by-election in the riding of Quebec East. In September 1946, St. Laurent became secretary of state for external affairs and served in that post until two years later, when he became leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister, succeeding King who retired. St. Laurent carried the party to back-to-back landslide majority governments in the federal elections of 1949 and 1953.

The second French Canadian to hold the office, St. Laurent strongly advocated against communism and was an enthusiastic proponent of Canada joining NATO in 1949 to fight the spread of the ideology. His government also contributed troops to the Korean War. At home, St. Laurent's government introduced the registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) and oversaw the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway, St. Lawrence Seaway, and Trans-Canada Pipeline. St. Laurent earned the nickname "Uncle Louis" as he was popular among the general public throughout his tenure, and the popularity of his government led many to predict that he would easily win the 1957 federal election. However, his decision to rush the 1956 debate on the Trans-Canada Pipeline by invoking closure led some to believe that the Liberals had become arrogant from their two decades in power, and in a major upset, the party was narrowly defeated by John Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservatives, ending nearly 22 years of Liberal rule. Shortly after his defeat, St. Laurent retired from politics and returned to his law practice. He is ranked highly among analysts, not least because of his progressive programs and fiscally responsible policies that helped shape post-war Canada. According to historian Donald Creighton, he was an "eminently moderate, cautious...man...and a strong Canadian nationalist."