The Conseil du patronat du Québec or CPQ (English: Quebec Council of Employers) is an institution that promotes business interests in Quebec, Canada.
It was established on January 20, 1969 and plays a significant role in the politics of Quebec by issuing opinions on the impact of the governments' decisions on the economy of Quebec.[1]
Its positions often favour a corporate-friendly governance, fiscal conservatism, and constitutional stability or status quo; for example, it supported Bill 78.
Yves-Thomas Dorval is its current president.[2]
Marc-André Roy is now the President of the Board of Administration.
Presidents of the CPQ
edit| Rank | Name | From | To |
| 1 | Charles Perrault | January 1969 | May 1976 |
| 2 | Pierre Des Marais, II | May 1976 | May 1978 |
| 3 | Pierre Côté | May 1978 | May 1982 |
| 4 | Sébastien Allard | May 1982 | June 1986 |
| 5 | Ghislain Dufour | June 1986 | February 1997 |
| 6 | Denis Beauregard | February 1997 | June 1998 |
| 7 | Gilles Taillon[3] | June 1998 | January 2006 [4] |
| 8 | Michel Kelly-Gagnon | April 2006 | March 2009 |
| 9 | Yves-Thomas Dorval | March 2009 | Current |
Presidents of the Board of Administration of the CPQ
edit- Marcel Bundock (1986 - 1988)
- Jeannine Guillevin Wood (1988 - 1990)
- Guy Laflamme (1990 - 1994)
- Jim Hewitt (1994 - 1996)
- Ghislain Dufour (1996 - 1997)
- André Y. Fortier (1998 - 2002)
- Guy G. Dufresne (2002 - 2006)
- John LeBoutillier (2006 - 2010)
- Jean-Yves Leblanc (2010 - 2014)
- Louis-Marie Beaulieu (2014 - 2017)
- Marc-André Roy (2017 - )
References
edit- ^ L'historique du CPQ, Conseil du patronat du Québec Archived 2007-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Yves-Thomas Dorval prend la barre, March 25, 2009
- ^ Since the 2007 provincial election, Gilles Taillon has served as the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the district of Chauveau.
- ^ Research Vice-President Diane Bellemare was Acting President from January until April 2006. See the following article: Michel Kelly-Gagnon appointed President of Quebec’s Conseil du patronat, Conseil du patronat du Québec, February 7, 2006 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine