Famous People with Name Laurin

Laurin Liu            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Laurin Liu: is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 federal election.[3] She represents the electoral district of Rivière-des-Mille-Îles as a member of the New Democratic Party. She is the youngest female Member of Parliament in Canadian history.

Laurindo António Leal Tavares            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Laurindo António Leal Tavares: is a Portuguese football midfielder who played for Olympiakos Nicosia in Cyprus. He also has Cape Verde nationality. Some of his former teams are Clube Desportivo dos Olivais e Moscavide and Odivelas Futebol Clube.

Laurine Van Riessen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Laurine Van Riessen: is a long track speed skater who competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics at the 500, 1000, and 1500 metre races[1] where she won bronze in the 1000m.

Joseph Laurin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Laurin: was a Quebec notary, author and political figure.In 1840, he became secretary and legal advisor to the Société Amicale et Bienviellante des Charpentiers de Vaisseaux de Québec, an association for workers in the shipbuilding industry. He ran unsuccessfully in 1836 for a seat in the legislative assembly; in 1844, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Lotbinière as a Reformer; he was reelected in 1848 and 1851.

René Laurin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

René Laurin: was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000. He was elected in the Joliette electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 and 1997 federal elections, thus serving in the 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments. Laurin did not seek a third term in Parliament and left Canadian politics in 2000. He is currently the mayor of Joliette.

Camille Laurin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Camille Laurin: was a psychiatrist and Parti Québécois (PQ) politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. MNA member for the riding of Bourget, he is considered the father of Quebec's language law known informally as "Bill 101".He was one of the early founders of the Quebec sovereignty movement. As a senior cabinet minister in the first PQ government elected in the 1976 Quebec election, he was the guiding force behind the Bill 101, the legislation that placed restrictions on the use of English on public signs and in the workplace of large companies, and established French as the only official language in Quebec.

Joseph-Georges-Philippe Laurin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph-Georges-Philippe Laurin: was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became a notary. He was first elected to Parliament at the Jacques Cartier riding in the 1930 general election. After serving his only term, the 17th Canadian Parliament, Laurin was defeated by Vital Mallette of the Liberal party in the 1935 federal election.