title: Jean-Guy Cardinal
text: # Jean-Guy Cardinal
  
  Jean-Guy Cardinal (March 10, 1925 – March 16, 1979) was Deputy Premier of Quebec, Canada.
  
  ## Early life
  
  He was born on March 10, 1925, in Montreal, Quebec.
  
  ## Union Nationale
  
  Cardinal was a supporter of the Union Nationale. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec and to Daniel Johnson Sr.'s Cabinet in 1967 when became Minister of Education; in 1968, he became Deputy Premier.
  
  Less than a year later, Premier Johnson died. Cardinal won a by-election and took over Johnson's seat to the National Assembly of Quebec. However, he lost his bid to become his party's leader against Jean-Jacques Bertrand on June 21, 1969.
  
  Cardinal won re-election to the legislature in 1970, but did not run for re-election in 1973.
  
  ## Parti Québécois
  
  In the subsequent years, Cardinal joined the Parti Québécois and was joined by many of his former colleagues from the Union Nationale such as Antonio Flamand, Raynald Fréchette and Jérôme Proulx. In 1976, he was returned to the legislature as the MNA for the district of Prévost and became Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.
  
  ## Death
  
  He died in office on March 16, 1979.
  
  