| Sam Elkas | |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
| Party: | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Office: | MNA for Robert-Baldwin |
| Term Start: | 1989 |
| Term End: | 1994 |
| Predecessor: | Pierre MacDonald |
Sam Elkas (born March 31, 1938) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Robert-Baldwin in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1994.[1]
Prior to his election to the legislature, Elkas worked as a manager and executive for Bell Canada, and served from 1975 to 1989 as mayor of Kirkland.[2] During his provincial election campaign, he faced a minor controversy when his campaign team released a poorly-translated English campaign brochure,[3] but he won the seat in the 1989 Quebec general election over challenger Adrian Waller of the Equality Party.[1]
Premier Robert Bourassa named Elkas to the Executive Council of Quebec as Minister of Transport and Minister of Public Security on October 11, 1989.[4] He faced some criticism for his handling of the summer 1990 Oka Crisis,[5] and was shuffled out of the public security role in October 1990,[6] but retained the transport post until January 1994, when he was dropped from cabinet after Daniel Johnson succeeded Bourassa as premier.[7]
He did not run for re-election in the 1994 Quebec general election.[8]
He subsequently served on the governing board of Bishop's University, and the administrative council of the Port of Montreal.