Sam Elkas
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Sam Elkas (born March 31, 1938) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Robert-Baldwin in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1994.[1]
Sam Elkas | |
|---|---|
| MNA for Robert-Baldwin | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Marsan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1938 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
Prior to his election to the legislature, Elkas worked as a manager and executive for Bell Canada, and served from 1975 to 1989 as mayor of Kirkland.[2] During his provincial election campaign, he faced a minor controversy when his campaign team released a poorly-translated English campaign brochure,[3] but he won the seat in the 1989 Quebec general election over challenger Adrian Waller of the Equality Party.[1]
Premier Robert Bourassa named Elkas to the Executive Council of Quebec as Minister of Transport and Minister of Public Security on October 11, 1989.[4] He faced some criticism for his handling of the summer 1990 Oka Crisis,[5] and was shuffled out of the public security role in October 1990,[6] but retained the transport post until January 1994, when he was dropped from cabinet after Daniel Johnson succeeded Bourassa as premier.[7]
He did not run for re-election in the 1994 Quebec general election.[8]
He subsequently served on the governing board of Bishop's University, and the administrative council of the Port of Montreal.
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