Louis O'Neill (April 25, 1925 – October 23, 2018) was a Canadian university professor, writer, priest and politician. O'Neill was a member of theNational Assembly of Quebec from 1976–1981 and held two cabinet posts.
Born inSainte-Foy,Quebec, O'Neill is the son of Thomas O'Neill and Alexandrine Lafontaine. O'Neill studied at theSéminaire de Québec,Université Laval,Angelicum inRome, and at theUniversity of Strasbourg, in the fields of philosophy and theology. He was ordained a priest on June 3, 1950.
He was a professor at various institutions, including Université Laval and theNational University of Rwanda. He wrote for various newspapers includingLe Devoir andLe Jour, and various magazines includingL'Actualité. He co-wrote various works withGérard Dion, including the 1956 manifestoL'immoralité politique dans la Province de Québec, a denunciation of "Duplessism".
He ran unsuccessfully for theParti Québécois inMercier in the1973 Quebec general election, but won a seat inChauveau in1976. He was Minister of Cultural Affairs from 1976 to 1978, and Minister of Communications from 1976 to 1979. He did not run for re-election in1981.
He returned to teaching in the department of theology at Université Laval and became professor emeritus in 1999. He was a member of the board of directors for that university, as well as serving as president of the Association of Professors of Laval University.
O'Neill died in October 2018 at the age of 93.[1]
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