predecessor parliament successor constituency_mp party birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation
bernard loiselle canadian stéphane bergeron verchères progressive conservative party of canada october 22 , 1943 september 4 , 1984 marcel danis
 september 8 , 1993 marcel danis lawyer
marcel danis

marcel danis , pc -lrb- born october 22 , 1943 -rrb- is a canadian university administrator , lawyer and former politician .
danis completed a bachelor of arts in political science at loyola college -lrb- since renamed concordia university -rrb- in 1965 , a master of arts in political science at fordham university in 1966 , studied constitutional law and political science at the université de paris from 1966 -- 1968 , and completed a bachelor of civil law at the université de montréal in 1971 .
his father was a judge of the superior court of quebec , and his brother , jean-claude danis , is a judge at the commission des lésions professionelles in montreal .
danis served as vice-dean , administrative affairs , in the faculty of arts and science -lrb- 1995 -- 96 -rrb- , and vice-dean , academic planning -lrb- 1994 -- 95 -rrb- .
he joined the faculty of loyola college in 1968 as a lecturer in the department of political science and has taught since that time .
he entered politics as a progressive conservative candidate in the 1980 federal election , but was defeated in the riding of saint-hyacinthe , quebec .
during joe clark 's leadership convention candidacy in 1983 , danis was his chief quebec organizer .
he ran again in the 1984 federal election and entered the canadian house of commons as the tory member of parliament for verchères .
danis was appointed deputy speaker of the canadian house of commons , and served in that position until 1990 when he was appointed by prime minister brian mulroney to the cabinet as minister of state for fitness and sport , and minister of state for youth .
he served concurrently as deputy government house leader .
in 1991 , danis was promoted to the position of minister of labour .
he left cabinet with mulroney 's retirement in 1993 , and was not a candidate in the 1993 election .
he left politics and returned to academia .
he became vice-dean in the faculty of arts and science at concordia .
in 1996 , he became vice-rector of the university , and secretary general in 1998 .
in 2005 , he was named vice-president , external relations and secretary-general .
he continues to have an active criminal law practice .
he furthermore has been and continues to be involved in quebec provincial politics as a senior policy advisor and organizer .
in 2013 , he was hired to defend michael applebaum , the former mayor of montreal , on corruption charges .
