Yves Gabias


Yves Gabias was a politician from Quebec, Canada.

Background

He was born on December 8, 1920 in Montreal and was a lawyer. He was the father of Liberal MNA André Gabias.

Member of the legislature

He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in 1960 and won. He was succeeding Maurice Duplessis who had died a year before. He was re-elected in 1962 and 1966.

Member of the Cabinet

He was appointed to the Cabinet and served as Minister of Immigration under Premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand.

Retirement from Politics

Gabias resigned in 1969 to become judge in Trois-Rivières. He died on March 22, 2002.