| Clément Gignac | |
|---|---|
| MNA for Marguerite-Bourgeoys | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Monique Jérôme-Forget |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Cabinet | Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade |
Clément Gignac is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec, who represents the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys in the National Assembly of Quebec. 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]
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 Ministry 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.
| Quebec provincial by-election, June 22, 2009 : Marguerite-Bourgeoys edit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Julian 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 | 100.00 | ||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 87 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,794 | 23.22 | -24.87 | |||
| Electors on the lists | 46,478 | |||||
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Raymond Bachand |
Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Exports 2009–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |