Émilien Lafrance (September 6, 1911 – October 21, 1977) was a Canadian politician, cabinet minister and a five-term Member of the National Assembly of Quebec.
In a 2010 interview with Le Devoir, Madame Langlois said that her husband tried to avoid talking politics at home, especially due to their disagreements on Quebec sovereignty.
[1] Between his federal loss in 1945 and his provincial victory in 1952, he served on the school-board in his hometown of Danville, later becoming the chairman.
After his retirement from the National Assembly, Lafrance continued to be involved in the community, serving on the Asbestos Regional School Board (Commission scolaire de l'Asbesterie) until 1976, and was an active member in the Knights of Columbus, the local chamber of commerce, and the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
[1] Lafrance received an honorary doctorate in social sciences from Université de Sherbrooke in 1962.