Bona Dussault | |
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| Member of theLegislative Assembly of Quebec forPortneuf | |
| In office 1935–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Gauthier |
| Succeeded by | Lucien Plamondon |
| In office 1944–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Lucien Plamondon |
| Succeeded by | Rosaire Chalifour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1882-05-29)May 29, 1882 Saint-Alban, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | April 29, 1953(1953-04-29) (aged 70) Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Action libérale nationale Union Nationale |
Bona Dussault (May 29, 1882 – April 29, 1953) was a formerQuebec provincialpolitician and Cabinet Minister.
Born inSaint-Alban, Quebec, Dussault worked for 47 years as a sailor and a boat pilot from 1900 to 1947. Dussault also was mayor of the town ofSaint-Marc-des-Carrières and was the prefect ofPortneuf County nearQuebec City.
After failing to win a seat in theHouse of Commons of Canada in the 1935 election, Dussault was first elected in theLegislative Assembly of Quebec in1935 as member ofPaul Gouin'sAction libérale nationale which, shortly after, became theUnion Nationale after a merger with theQuebec Conservative Party which was led byMaurice Duplessis. Dussault remained as MLA from 1935 to 1939 and from 1944 until his death in 1953. From1936 to1939 he served as theMinister of Agriculture and from1944 to 1953, the Minister of Municipal Affairs both in the DuplessisCabinet.