Pierre Cadieux

Pierre H. Cadieux PC (born April 6, 1948) is a lawyer and former Canadian politician.

The Honourable Pierre Cadieux PC
Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
In office April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Leader	Harvie Andre
Preceded by	Marcel Danis
Succeeded by	Alfonso Gagliano
Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport)
In office April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	Marcel Danis
Succeeded by	Mary Collins (as minister of Amateur Sport)
Solicitor General of Canada
In office February 23, 1990 – April 20, 1991
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	Pierre Blais
Succeeded by	Doug Lewis
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
In office January 30, 1989 – February 22, 1990
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	Bill McKnight
Succeeded by	Tom Siddon
Minister of Labour
In office June 30, 1986 – January 30, 1989
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	Bill McKnight
Succeeded by	Jean Corbeil
Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil
In office November 5, 1984 – September 8, 1993
Preceded by	Hal Herbert
Succeeded by	Nick Discepola
Personal details
Born	Pierre H. Cadieux (1948-04-06) April 6, 1948 (age 77) Hudson, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	Politician Lawyer

Born in Hudson, Quebec, Cadieux was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil, Quebec in the 1984 federal election that brought Brian Mulroney to power.

In 1986, he was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet as minister of Labour, and in 1989, was moved in a cabinet shuffle to minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. In that position, future Prime Minister Kim Campbell served under him as minister of state. In 1990, he was shuffled again to the position of Solicitor-General of Canada, and in 1991, he became Deputy Government House Leader and minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport and for Youth.

Cadieux left Cabinet when Mulroney retired as prime minister, and did not run in the 1993 federal election.

v t e 1988 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Pierre Cadieux	30,392
	Liberal	Jean Blais	16,393
	New Democratic	Suzanne Aubertin	6,185
	Green	Yves-Marie Christin	912
	Rhinoceros	Maureen Decelles	671
	Commonwealth of Canada	Isajlovic Momcilo	43

External links

• Pierre Cadieux – Parliament of Canada biography

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Hal Herbert	Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil 1984–1993	Succeeded by Nick Discepola
Political offices
Preceded by William Hunter McKnight	Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development January 30, 1989 – February 22, 1990	Succeeded by Thomas Edward Siddon
Preceded by Pierre Blais	Solicitor General of Canada February 23, 1990 – April 20, 1991	Succeeded by Douglas Grinslade Lewis
Preceded by Marcel Danis	Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993	Succeeded by Alfonso Gagliano
Preceded by Marcel Danis	Progressive Conservative Party Deputy House Leader April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993	Succeeded by Bill Matthews