Yvon Marcoux

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Yvon Marcoux (born March 26, 1941 in Levis, Quebec) is a politician and administrator in Quebec, Canada. He is the current Quebec Member of the National Assembly (MNA) for the riding of Vaudreuil as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. He is also the current Justice Minister under the Jean Charest government.

Marcoux studied at the Université Laval and obtained a bachelor's degree in arts as well as a licence in law in 1963 and obtained another diploma in law in 1996. He was admitted to the Barreau du Quebec in 1964. For a few years he was a teacher in law faculty at Laval. He then worked for the Ministry of Finance and the Quebec Treasury Board.

Prior to his political career, Marcoux held several important administration positions including vice-president for the Bank of Canada, Laurentian Bank and Trust La Laurentienne, in the the early 1980s as well as key positions at the province-runned "Société général de financement du Quebec" (SGF) as well as private supermarket Provigo. Before his jump to politics he was the general manager of the "Association des Hôpitaux du Quebec".

Marcoux won in the 1998 elections the Vaudreuil seat which was formerly held by formerly held by Daniel Johnson Jr. former Quebec Premier.

Marcoux was named Transport Minister in 2003 before being promoting to Justice Minister in a Cabinet shuffle in February 2005. He was re-elected in the 2007 elections for a third term.

Marcoux is married and has four children and five grandchildren.