Clément Gignac (born May 7, 1955) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2009 to 2012. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, he was elected in a by-election on June 22, 2009, following the resignation of Monique Jérôme-Forget.[1]
Clément Gignac | |
|---|---|
| Canadian Senator from Kennebec | |
| Assumed office July 29, 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | Mary Simon |
| Preceded by | Serge Joyal (2020) |
| Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade of Quebec | |
| In office June 23, 2009 – September 6, 2011 | |
| Premier | Jean Charest |
| Preceded by | Raymond Bachand |
| Succeeded by | Sam Hamad |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Marguerite-Bourgeoys | |
| In office June 22, 2009 – September 4, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Monique Jérôme-Forget |
| Succeeded by | Robert Poëti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 7, 1955 Saint-Gilbert, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Senate Group |
| Other political affiliations | Quebec Liberal |
| Spouse | Jocelyne Duval |
| Profession | Politician |
On the following day, Gignac was named by Jean Charest as the new Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade — a role which was previously held by Raymond Bachand, who was also the Finance Minister.[2]
Prior to his election to the assembly, Gignac was (for a brief period of time) a senior advisor to the deputy minister of Finance in Ottawa.
Prior to this appointment, Gignac was senior vice-president, chief economist and strategist of National Bank Financial and in this role has ranked constantly over the last decade amongst the top strategists and economists in the country.
On July 29, 2021, the Governor General Mary Simon, under recommendation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, appointed Gignac as a Québec member of the Senate of Canada.
Biographical Notes
editGignac holds both a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in economics from Université Laval. Before entering politics, Gignac served as special advisor to the federal deputy minister of finance in 2009. In this position, he represented Canada on a G20 task force.[citation needed] During the previous 20 years, Gignac acted as economic consultant and strategist for several prominent financial institutions, notably National Bank Financial, as Vice-President and Chief Economist from 2000 to 2008. For five consecutive years, his group ranked among the top three Canadian economist teams in the annual Brendan Wood International survey of some 100 institutional clients.[citation needed]
As minister of Economic Development, he introduced the government's strategy in research and innovation and participated in the creation of its strategy on entrepreneurship.
Since December 2012, Clément Gignac has held the position of Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist at Industrial Alliance. As well as serving as spokesman on economic matters, he chairs the asset allocation committee and manages diversified funds with assets exceeding $3 billion.[citation needed]
In 2012, he was asked by the prestigious World Economic Forum to sit as chair on the Global Agenda Council on Competitiveness, and in May 2015, he received the Gloire de l'Escolle medal for exceptional merit from Université Laval.
On July 29, 2021 it was announced that Clément Gignac was appointed to the Canadian senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to sit as an independent senator.[3]
Electoral record
edit| Quebec provincial by-election, June 22, 2009: Marguerite-Bourgeoys | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Clément Gignac | 7,753 | 72.41 | +6.22 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Christine Normandin | 1,835 | 17.14 | -4.56 | ||||
| Action démocratique | Diane Charbonneau | 384 | 3.59 | -5.08 | ||||
| Green | Julien Leclerc | 290 | 2.71 | – | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Valérie Black St-Laurent | 265 | 2.48 | -0.96 | ||||
| Independent | Sylvie R. Tremblay | 73 | 0.68 | – | ||||
| Parti indépendantiste | Érik Poulin | 66 | 0.62 | – | ||||
| Independent | Régent Millette | 41 | 0.38 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 10,707 | 99.19 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 87 | 0.81 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 10,794 | 23.22 | -24.87 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 46,478 | – | – | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Charest's Quebec Liberals easily win byelection" Archived June 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CTV News, June 22, 2009.
- ^ (in French) Remaniement ministériel : jeu de chaise musicale à Québec[usurped]. LCN, June 23, 2009.
- ^ Bailey, Ian (July 29, 2021). "Politics Briefing: Former MMIWG commissioner Michèle Audette among five new Senate appointees". The Globe And Mail. Globe & Mail. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
External links
edit- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Clément Gignac – Parliament of Canada biography