Maximilien Polak (December 5, 1930 – December 27, 2022) was a Dutch-born Canadian judge and politician in the province of Quebec. Dutch-born and raised, Polak arrived in Canada in 1952, where he attended the Université de Montréal, earning a degree in law in 1958.[1]
Maximilien Polak | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sainte-Anne | |
| In office 1981–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Maximilien Polak |
| Succeeded by | Normand Cherry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 4, 1930 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Died | December 27, 2022 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Canadian (originally Dutch) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
Polak served as a municipal court judge in Côte Saint-Luc from 1969 to 1979.
In 1981, Polak ventured into politics, and was elected to the Quebec National Assembly as a Liberal, representing the district of Sainte-Anne. He was re-elected in 1985, and served as the deputy whip. In 1989, he chose not to run again, and instead became a judge of Quebec Court. He served as a judge from 1991 to 2000, at which point he retired; however, he served as an "ad hoc" judge from 2001 to 2005.
Polak's son, Michael, also a lawyer, serves as the Honorary Consul General of the Netherlands in Montreal. His daughter, Carolyn, also a lawyer, specializes in family law.
Polak died on December 27, 2022, at the age of 92.[2]
Electoral record (incomplete)
edit| 1985 Quebec general election: Sainte-Anne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Maximilien Polak | 12,565 | 60.92 | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Guibert Biard | 6,899 | 33.45 | |||||
| New Democratic | Kurtis Law | 633 | 3.07 | |||||
| Parti indépendantiste | Richard Robillard | 260 | 1.26 | |||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Jean Vigneault | 108 | 0.52 | |||||
| Christian Socialist | Gilles Olivier | 98 | 0.48 | |||||
| Non-Affiliated | Albani Laporte | 62 | 0.30 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 20,625 | |||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 495 | |||||||
| Turnout | 21,120 | 65.89 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 32,052 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- ^ Roy, Lillian (December 29, 2022). "Former Quebec judge and politician Maximilien Polak deceased at 92". CTV News Montreal. Retrieved December 29, 2022.