- Raymond Garneau
Raymond Garneau (born
January 3 1935 ) is a Canadian businessman and politician.Early life
Born in Plessisville,
Quebec (located 30km fromVictoriaville, Quebec ), the son of Daniel Garneau and Valérie Gosselin, he received a Master's degree in Commercial Sciences fromUniversité Laval in 1958 and a licence in economics from theUniversity of Geneva in 1963.Provincial politics
From 1965 to 1970, he was the Executive Secretary and later Executive Assistant to
Jean Lesage . He was elected to theNational Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal in the riding of Jean-Talon in 1970. He was re-elected in 1973 and 1976. He held cabinets posts as Minister of Public Service (1970), Minister of Finance (1970-1976), President of the Treasury Board (1971-1976), and Minister of Education (1975-1976). He ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party in 1978 but lost toClaude Ryan . He resigned in 1978.Corporate interlude
In 1979, he became Vice President Development for the Laurentian Group. From 1980 to 1984, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Montreal City and District Savings Bank and CEO of Credit Foncier.
Federal politics
In 1984, he was elected to the
Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the Quebec riding ofLaval-des-Rapides . He lost in 1988 by 692 votes. From 1984 to 1986, he was the president of the Quebec Liberal caucus and Liberal leaderJohn Turner 'sQuebec lieutenant .Back to private life
From 1988 to 2005, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of the
Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. In 1996, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the
Bank of Canada . In 1991, he was elected Director on the Board of Laval University and became Chairman of that Board in 1997. In 2005, he was appointed Chairman of the Advisory Commission for the Phase II: the Recommendations Phase of theGomery Commission .Honours
In 1994, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada for having "fulfilled his responsibilities with the utmost competence, efficiency, judgment and integrity, always seeking to contribute to the improved economic and social well-being of his fellow citizens". [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3277]References
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*External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=961&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
*fr icon [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/g-i/GARNR.htm Biography] at the officialNational Assembly of Quebec website
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