Louis-Édouard-Fernand Rinfret PC (February 28, 1883 – July 12, 1939) was a Canadian politician.

Fernand Rinfret
Fernand Rinfret in ca. 1925
35th Mayor of Montreal
In office
11 April 1932 – 1934
Preceded byCamillien Houde
Succeeded byCamillien Houde
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for St. James
In office
1920–1939
Preceded byLouis Audet Lapointe
Succeeded byEugène Durocher
26th Secretary of State for Canada
In office
1926–1930
Prime MinisterWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded byGeorge Halsey Perley
Succeeded byCharles Cahan
In office
1935–1939
Prime MinisterWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded byCharles Cahan
Succeeded byErnest Lapointe
Personal details
Born(1883-02-28)February 28, 1883
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedJuly 12, 1939(1939-07-12) (aged 56)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionJournalist

Biography

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He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Montreal riding of St. James in a 1920 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1921, 1925, 1930, and 1935. From 1926 to 1930 and again from 1935 to 1939, he was the Secretary of State for Canada.

From 1932 to 1934, he was the mayor of Montreal.

He was brother to Thibaudeau Rinfret, the Chief Justice of Canada, and Charles Rinfret, a prominent Montreal businessman.

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References

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  • "The Quebec History Encyclopedia" (in French). Archived from the original on 8 September 2006.
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Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Canada
1926–1930
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of State of Canada
1935–1939
Succeeded by