Victor Goldbloom

Victor Charles Goldbloom, C.C., O.Q., M.D., LL.D. (born July 31, 1923) is a Canadian pediatrician, lecturer, and politician.

He was born in Montreal, the son of Alton Goldbloom and Annie Ballon. He studied at Selwyn House and Lower Canada College. He studied at McGill University receiving his BSc in 1944, his MD in 1945, his DipEd in 1950 and his DLitt in 1992.

He was elected in 1966 as the MNA for the Montreal riding of D'Arcy-McGee. He was re-elected in 1970, 1973, and 1976. While Robert Bourassa was Premier of Quebec, Goldbloom was Minister of State responsible for Quality of Environment (1970-73), Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Environment (1973). He was the first member of the Jewish community to become a cabinet minister. He resigned on October 16, 1979 after Claude Ryan became leader.

After politics, from 1980 to 1987, he was CEO of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews. From 1991 unti 1999, he was Canada's Commissioner of Official Languages.

He married Shiela. His sons are Michael Goldbloom former publisher of the Toronto Star and the Montreal Gazette and Jonathan Goldbloom founder and president of Jonathan Goldbloom & Associates.

Honours

 * In 1983 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2000.
 * In 1991 he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
 * In 1994 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ottawa.
 * In 1996 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the Université Sainte-Anne at Church Point (Pointe de l'Église), Nova Scotia
 * In 1996 he received the James H. Graham Award of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada