William Tetley CM QC (February 10, 1927 – July 1, 2014) was a lawyer and professor of law at McGill University in Montreal, the visiting professor of Maritime and Commercial Law at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a former member of the National Assembly of Quebec and Cabinet Minister.
He is also the author of books and has written a number of articles on public affairs and legal matters for Canadian, United Kingdom and American newspapers.
He gave up his seat on council after being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in a 1968 by-election as the Liberal Party's representative for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
He served in that position between May and October when he was made Minister of Financial Institutions, Companies, Cooperatives and Consumer Protection.
In July 1975 he was appointed Minister of Public Works & Supply, holding that position until November 1976 when he retired from politics to become a professor at McGill University's faculty of law.