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Jean Rochon
Canadian politician (–)
For the Canadian federal and provincial politician (–), see Jean-Léo Rochon.
Jean Rochon (July 29, – October 16, ) was a Canadian politician and member of the National Assembly of Quebec. He was a cabinet minister for several ministries from to when the Parti Québécois formed the government under the leadership of Jacques Parizeau, Lucien Bouchard and Bernard Landry.
Early life
Rochon was born in Montreal on July 29, His father, Albert, was employed as a longshoreman; his mother was Germaine (Laliberté). Rochon completed his secondary education at the Collège Sainte-Croix&#;[fr] in his hometown. He graduated from the Université de Montréal with a Bachelor of Arts in , before earning a law degree from the same institution three years later.[1] He then obtained a medical degree from the Université Laval in , before being awarded a masters and doctorate in public health from Harvard University.[1][2]
Career
Rochon first worked at the Université Laval Faculté de médecine starting in [1] He established the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine there and served as its first director. He was also director of the Department of Community Health at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval. He was later appointed dean of the faculty of medicine in [3]
Rochon was the head of a major report on the state of health and social services in the provinces from to , when the Liberals and then-Premier Robert Bourassa were in power.[3] He tabled several proposals in order to reform the health care system. These included faster health care service by introducing what was called the "Virage ambulatoire" which saw the increase of home health care services and CLSC.[4] Rochon entered politics in , running in the provincial election that year as a candidate for the Parti Québécois. He was elected to the National Assembly, representing the district of Charlesbourg.[2] He was then named Minister of Health on September 26, [1]
As minister, Rochon adopted several of the aforementioned proposals from his report.[4] However, the measures were criticized because they led to the closure of numerous hospitals and institutions across the province. In spite of protests and petitioning, the government went ahead with Rochon's plan, with the last hospital being shut in February [5] He was also responsible for introducing legislation in to limit public smoking and reduce youth smoking.[2] It was the first law to regulate smoking in public spaces.[6]
After the elections, Rochon was named Minister of several other portfolios until his retirement in [1] His seat was subsequently won by the Liberal candidate Éric Mercier, who defeated Jonatan Julien of the Action démocratique du Québec in the Quebec general election.[7]
Later life
After retiring as a professor in January , Rochon continued to be involved in research and training projects at Laval.[3] He died on October 16, , after a short illness. He was 83 years old.[2][8]
References
- ^ abcde"Jean Rochon" (in French). National Assembly of Quebec. October Retrieved October 21,
- ^ abcd"Ex-Parti Québécois health minister Jean Rochon dies at 83". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. The Canadian Press. October 19, Archived from the original on October 20, Retrieved October 21,
- ^ abc"Jean Rochon – Éméritat" (in French). Université Laval. Retrieved October 21,
- ^ abLecavalier, Charles (July 26, ). "25 ans d'échecs en santé: Rochon regrette de ne pas avoir mené sa réforme jusqu'au bout". Le Journal de Québec (in French). Quebec City. Retrieved October 21,
- ^Schwartz, Susan (August 2, ). "History Through Our Eyes: Aug. 2, , hot dogs for the Reddy". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved October 21,
- ^Nadeau, Jean-François; Rochefort, Alain (October 19, ). "Décès de l'ex-ministre de la Santé Jean Rochon" (in French). Radio Canada. Retrieved October 21,
- ^"Charlesbourg". CBC News. July 24, Retrieved October 21,
- ^Chouinard, Tommy (October 19, ). "L'ex-ministre de la Santé Jean Rochon est décédé". La Presse. Retrieved October 19,