What is Gilles Lamontagne?
'''Joseph-Georges-Gilles-Claude Lamontagne''' ({{IPA-fr|ʒozɛf ʒɔʁʒ ʒil klod lamɔ̃taɲ}}; April 17, 1919 &ndash; June 14, 2016) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[retire]]d politician. He served as the [[List of lieutenant governors of Quebec#Lieutenant Governors of Quebec, 1867-present|24th]] [[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]] from March 28, 1984 through August 9, 1990. Before, he served as Mayor of [[Quebec City]] from December 1, 1965 through December 1, 1977.<ref>[http://www.magazineprestige.com/news/post/les-maires-de-quebec/gilles-lamontagne-maire-de-qubec-de-1965-1977/1571 Gilles Lamontagne - Maire de Québec de 1965 à 1977]{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> He retired in 1990. Lamontagne was born in [[Montreal]].<ref>[http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/opinions/chroniqueurs/201011/14/01-4342636-biographie-de-gilles-lamontagne-le-portrait-dun-revolutionnaire-tranquille.php Biographie de Gilles Lamontagne: le portrait d'un «révolutionnaire tranquille»]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> He fought during [[World War II]]. Lamontagne fought as a [[bomber]] pilot in the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]]. He ended his air force service in the rank of [[flight lieutenant]] in 1945. In 1949, he married Mary Schaefer. They would remain married until her death in 2006. They had four children. In 1990, he was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]]. In 2000, he was made a Knight of the [[National Order of Quebec]] and in 2005, a member of l'Ordre des Grands Québécois. He is an honorary member of the [[Royal Military College of Canada]]. Lamontagne died on June 14, 2016 in Quebec City, aged 97.<ref>[http://www.12newsnow.com/story/32229055/statement-by-the-prime-minister-of-canada-on-the-death-of-gilles-lamontagne Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the death of Gilles Lamontagne]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-