Jean-Eudes Dubé

Jean-Eudes Dubé PC QC (November 6, 1926 – January 5, 2019) was a Canadian politician.

The Honourable Jean-Eudes Dubé PC QC
Official 1974 portrait
Member of Parliament for Restigouche
In office June 25, 1968 – April 8, 1975
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Maurice Harquail
Member of Parliament for Restigouche—Madawaska
In office June 18, 1962 – June 24, 1968
Preceded by	Edgar Fournier
Succeeded by	District abolished
Personal details
Born	(1926-11-06)November 6, 1926 Matapédia, Quebec, Canada
Died	January 5, 2019(2019-01-05) (aged 92) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Lawyer Judge
Cabinet	Minister of Veterans Affairs (1968–1972) Minister of Public Works (1972–1974) Minister of National Defence (Acting) (1972)
Committees	Chair, Standing Committee on External Affairs (1966–1968)

Dubé first ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal in a 1961 by-election, but was defeated in the New Brunswick riding of Restigouche—Madawaska. He was elected from the same riding in the 1962 general election, and was subsequently re-elected on five occasions. (From 1968 on, he was elected from the riding of Restigouche.)

Following the 1968 election, Dubé joined the Cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Minister of Veterans Affairs. In 1972, he was appointed Minister of Public Works.

Dubé was dropped from Cabinet following the 1974 election, left Parliament the following year, and was named as a judge to the Federal Court of Canada, a position he held until his retirement in 2001.

Dubé died from natural causes on January 5, 2019. He was 92.^[1]

v t e 1974 Canadian federal election: Restigouche
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jean-Eudes Dubé	12,492	55.5	+6.8
	Progressive Conservative	Guy Laviolette	4,695	20.9	-1.9
	Social Credit	Benoit Castonguay	3,053	13.6	+13.6
	New Democratic Party	Edgar Dugas	2,262	10.1	+5.5
Total			22,502

v t e 1972 Canadian federal election: Restigouche
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jean-Eudes Dubé	11,650	48.7	-2.4
	Independent	Alexander Sandy MacLean	5,698	23.8	+23.8
	Progressive Conservative	Guy Laviolette	5,450	22.8	-13.2
	New Democratic Party	Edgar Dugas	1,110	4.6	+0.8
Total			23,908

v t e 1968 Canadian federal election: Restigouche
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jean-Eudes Dubé	9,991	51.1	*
	Progressive Conservative	Hector Arseneault	7,049	36.0	*
	Ralliement créditiste	André Boudreau	1,769	9.0	*
	New Democratic Party	Bruce Peacock	748	3.8	*
Total			19,557