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Barette was elected to the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Union Nationale party. He served as Minister of Labour in the Cabinets of Maurice Duplessis and Paul Sauvé from August 30 , 1944 to January 8 , 1960 . Following Sauvé's death, Barette succeeded him as leader of the Union Nationale and premier of Quebec on January 8 , 1960 . He was the 22nd Premier Of Quebec , but held office for only 6 months until the June 22, 1960 Election which he lost to Jean Lesage and the Quebec Liberal Party . He resigned as both leader of the Union Nationale and member of the National Assembly on September 15 , 1960 , and later served as Canadian ambassador to Greece from April 4 , 1963 to July 12 , 1966 . He died in 1968 in Montreal . ELECTIONS AS PARTY LEADER He lost the 1960 Election . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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