Maximilien Polak

Maximilien Polak (born December 5, 1930 in Leiden) is a former judge and politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. Dutch-born and raised, Polak arrived in Canada in 1952, where he attended the Université de Montréal, earning a degree in law in 1958.[1]

Maximilien Polak
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sainte-Anne
In office
1981–1989
Preceded byMaximilien Polak
Succeeded byNormand Cherry
Personal details
Born (1930-12-04) December 4, 1930
Leiden, the Netherlands
NationalityCanadian (originally Dutch)
Political partyLiberal
Alma materUniversité de Montréal

Polak served as a municipal court judge in Côte Saint-Luc from 1969 to 1979.

In 1981, Polak ventured into politics, and was elected to the Quebec National Assembly as a Liberal, representing the district of Sainte-Anne. He was re-elected in 1985, and served as the deputy whip. In 1989, he chose not to run again, and instead became a judge of Quebec Court. He served as a judge from 1991 to 2000, at which point he retired; however, he served as an "ad hoc" judge from 2001 to 2005.

Polak's son, Michael, also a lawyer, serves as the Honorary Consul General of the Netherlands in Montreal.

Electoral record (incomplete)
1985 Quebec general election: Sainte-Anne
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalMaximilien Polak12,56560.92
Parti QuébécoisGuibert Biard6,89933.45
New DemocraticKurtis Law6333.07
Parti indépendantisteRichard Robillard2601.26
Commonwealth of CanadaJean Vigneault1080.52
Christian SocialistGilles Olivier980.48
Non-AffiliatedAlbani Laporte620.30
Total valid votes 20,625
Rejected and declined votes 495
Turnout 21,120 65.89
Electors on the lists 32,052

References
  1. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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