Maximilien Polak (December 5, 1930 – December 27, 2022) was a Dutch-born Canadian judge and politician in the 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, Netherlands
DiedDecember 27, 2022(2022-12-27) (aged 92)
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. His daughter, Carolyn, also a lawyer, specializes in family law.

Polak died on December 27, 2022, at the age of 92.[2]

Electoral record (incomplete)

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1985 Quebec general election: Sainte-Anne
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Maximilien Polak 12,565 60.92
Parti Québécois Guibert Biard 6,899 33.45
New Democratic Kurtis Law 633 3.07
Parti indépendantiste Richard Robillard 260 1.26
Commonwealth of Canada Jean Vigneault 108 0.52
Christian Socialist Gilles Olivier 98 0.48
Non-Affiliated Albani Laporte 62 0.30
Total valid votes 20,625
Rejected and declined votes 495
Turnout 21,120 65.89
Electors on the lists 32,052

References

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  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  2. ^ Roy, Lillian (December 29, 2022). "Former Quebec judge and politician Maximilien Polak deceased at 92". CTV News Montreal. Retrieved December 29, 2022.