Lawrence Bergman

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The Honourable Lawrence S. Bergman (born December 6, 1940) is a Quebec politician.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University) in 1961. In 1964, he received a Diploma from the Faculty of Law of Université de Montréal. He became a notary in 1965. He was a practicing notary until his election in 1994.

In 1994, he was first elected (winning 65.37% of the valid ballots against the incumbent Robert Libman)^{[#endnote_1994]} as a Liberal Member of the Quebec National Assembly for the Montreal riding of the D'Arcy-McGee, the only riding in Quebec with a Jewish majority and a safe Liberal riding. This riding has elected a Jewish MNA in every election since its creation in 1965. He was re-elected in 1998 (winning 90.61% of the valid ballots)^{[#endnote_1998]} and 2003 (winning 91.29% of the valid ballots)^{[#endnote_2003]}. In 2003, he was appointed Minister of Revenue.

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