Lucien Cardin

{{Short description|Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (1919–1988)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Lucien Cardin | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|QC|size=100%}} | image = Lucien Cardin portrait 1966.jpg | alt = | caption = | office = Minister of Justice<br />Attorney General of Canada | prime_minister = Lester B. Pearson | term_start = 7 July 1965 | term_end = 3 April 1967 | predecessor = George McIlraith ''(acting)'' | successor = Pierre Trudeau | office1 = Minister of Public Works | prime_minister1 = Lester B. Pearson | term_start1 = 15 February 1965 | term_end1 = 6 July 1965 | predecessor1 = Jean-Paul Deschatelets | successor1 = George McIlraith | office2 = Associate Minister of National Defence | prime_minister2 = Lester B. Pearson | term_start2 = 22 April 1963 | term_end2 = 14 February 1965 | predecessor2 = ''Vacant'' | successor2 = Léo Cadieux | riding3 = Richelieu—Verchères | parliament3 = Canadian | term_start3 = 6 October 1952 | term_end3 = 3 April 1967 | predecessor3 = Gérard Cournoyer | successor3 = Jacques Tremblay | birth_name = Louis-Joseph-Lucien Cardin | birth_date = {{birth date|1919|03|01|df=y}} | birth_place = Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1988|06|13|1919|03|01|df=y}} | death_place = Hull, Quebec, Canada | resting_place = | party = Liberal | children = | profession = {{hlist|Lawyer}} | spouse = {{marriage|Marcelle Petitclerc|1950}} | education = {{plainlist| * Loyola College (BA) * Université de Montréal (LLB) }} | signature = | allegiance = Canada | branch = Royal Canadian Navy | unit = | service_years = 1941–1945 | rank = Lieutenant-Commander }}

'''Louis-Joseph-Lucien Cardin''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|QC}} (1 March 1919 – 13 June 1988) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician.

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Octave Cardin and Eldora Pagé, he studied at Loyola College and at the Université de Montréal. During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy and was discharged with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1950.

In a 1952 by-election, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal in the Quebec riding of Richelieu—Verchères. He was re-elected in 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, and 1965.

From 1956 to 1957, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Secretary of State for External Affairs. From 1963 to 1965, he was the Associate Minister of National Defence. In 1965, he was the Minister of Public Works. From 1965 to 1967, he was the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

Cardin was the first Canadian politician to bring the public's attention to the Munsinger affair. During taunts by Conservative MPs in the House of Commons in March 1966, Cardin shouted out across the floor of the House, "What about Monsignor?" Although he got the name wrong and later insisted that he thought Gerda Munsinger had died, the media brought attention to the issue, and there was a federal inquiry that caught the public's attention for its implications to national security during the Cold War.

He was appointed Assistant Chairman of the Tax Review Board in April 1972 and Chairman of the Tax Review Board in 1975. He was appointed Chief Judge of the Tax Court of Canada on 18 July 1983.

==References== * {{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1D9103EF936A25755C0A96E948260|title=Lucien Cardin Is Dead; Canadian Aide Was 69|date=June 15, 1988|work=New York Times}}

==External links== * {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=1538}}

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