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Born in Québec City, Quebec , he was elected as a Liberal candidate in the riding of Verdun in the 1962 Federal Election . He was re-elected in the 1963 , 1965 , 1968 , 1972 , and 1974 Elections . He resigned in 1976 to run in the Quebec Provincial Election that year, and was elected to the Quebec National Assembly . He resigned in 1978 to run in a federal by-election in the riding of Ottawa Centre , but was defeated. He was re-elected in the riding of Lincoln in the 1980 Election . He held numerous ministerial positions including Labour, Manpower and Immigration, State, Postmaster General, and Consumer and Corporate Affairs. In 1984 , upon leaving office, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau appointed him Ambassador to Portugal; this led to Conservative leader Brian Mulroney 's famous comment about patronage, "There's no whore like an old whore." Mulroney cancelled the appointment shortly after he was elected and appointed Liberal former Speaker of the House Lloyd Francis in Mackasey's place. REFERENCES |
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