Pierre Laporte was born on 27 February 1921 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was married to Françoise Laporte. He died on 17 October 1970 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
While serving as Quebec Province's Minister of Labour, he was kidnapped
10 October 1970 by a members the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ), 5
days after the kidnapping of a British diplomat. His dead body was
found in the trunk of a car.
