Claude Castonguay
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Claude Castonguay, CC , OQ , LL.D , FSA (born May 8, 1929) is a Canadian politician, educator and businessman.
Born in Québec, Quebec, the son of Émile Castonguay and Jeanne Gauvin, he studied at Université Laval and studied actuary science at the University of Manitoba.
He taught at Université Laval from 1951 until 1957. He was elected in the 1970 Quebec election to the National Assembly of Quebec where he served as Minister of Health, Family and Social Welfare. He did not run in 1973. In 1978, he was the President of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. From 1982 until 1989, he was the chief executive officer of the Laurentian Bank of Canada. From 1989 to 1990, he was the chairman of the Conference Board of Canada. He was the Chancellor of the Université de Montréal from 1986 until 1990.
He was appointed to the Senate, representing the senatorial division of Stadacona, Quebec, on September 23, 1990. He resigned on December 9, 1992. He sat in the Senate as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus.
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[edit] Castonguay-Nepveu Commission
During the 1960s, the Jean Lesage government mandated Castonguay to write a report about the state of health care which before the Quiet Revolution was still under jurisdiction of the Clergy. Castonguay then wrote the Castonguay-Nepveu (in collaboration with Gerard Nepveu) Commission on health care and social services. In his large report he recommended a new health insurance policy, a new health care network, as well as a new network of social service clinics now known as the CLSC. The plan was to give a broader access to health and psychology care for the Quebec population. Major changes were made following the recommendation most notably the hospitalisation and medication insurance.
[edit] Honours
- In 1974, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
- In 1991, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
- He has received Honorary Doctor of Laws from Bishop's University, McGill University, University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, Laurentian University, Concordia University, University of Western Ontario and York University.
[edit] References
- CLAUDE CASTONGUAY (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved on April 8, 2005.
- Claude CASTONGUAY (in French). Assemblée nationale du Québec. Retrieved on April 8, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Claude Castonguay's Order of Canada Citation
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
| Preceded by Martial Asselin |
Stadacona senate division 1990-1992 |
Succeeded by Jean-Claude Rivest |
Categories: 1929 births | Living people | Canadian businesspeople | Canadian bankers | Canadian senators from Quebec | Canadian university and college chancellors | Companions of the Order of Canada | French Quebecers | Officers of the National Order of Quebec | People from Quebec City | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators | Historical Quebec MNAs
