Adélard Godbout

Joseph-Adélard Godbout (September 24, 1892 – September 18, 1956) was a Canadian agronomist and politician. He served as the 15th premier of Quebec briefly in 1936, and again from 1939 to 1944. He served as leader of the Parti Libéral du Québec (PLQ).

The Honourable
Adélard Godbout
Godbout, c. 1932
15th Premier of Quebec
In office
November 8, 1939  August 30, 1944
MonarchGeorge VI
Lieutenant GovernorÉsioff-Léon Patenaude
Eugène Fiset
Preceded byMaurice Duplessis
Succeeded byMaurice Duplessis
In office
June 11, 1936  August 28, 1936
MonarchEdward VIII
Lieutenant GovernorÉsioff-Léon Patenaude
Preceded byLouis-A. Taschereau
Succeeded byMaurice Duplessis
Senator for Montarville, Quebec
In office
June 25, 1949  September 18, 1956
Appointed byLouis St. Laurent
Preceded byCharles-Philippe Beaubien
Succeeded byHenri Charles Bois
MNA for L'Islet
In office
October 25, 1939  July 28, 1948
Preceded byJoseph Bilodeau
Succeeded byFernand Lizotte
In office
May 13, 1929  August 17, 1936
Preceded byÉlisée Theriault
Succeeded byJoseph Bilodeau
Personal details
Born
Joseph-Adélard Godbout

(1892-09-24)September 24, 1892
Saint-Éloi, Quebec, Canada
DiedSeptember 18, 1956(1956-09-18) (aged 63)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionAgronomist
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