Raymond Bachand | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Outremont | |
In office 12 December 2005 – 26 August 2013 | |
Preceded by | Yves Séguin |
Succeeded by | Philippe Couillard |
Personal details | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec | 22 October 1947
Political party | Liberal Party of Québec |
Residence | Montreal |
Profession | Attorney, professor |
Cabinet | Minister of Finances and Revenue |
Raymond Bachand OC (born 22 October 1947, in Montreal, Quebec) is a former politician, a businessman and a lawyer in Quebec, Canada. He was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Outremont, and a member of the Quebec Liberal Party caucus. He is the former Minister of Finance and Revenue in the majority government of Premier of Quebec Jean Charest, and was previously Minister for Tourism during the minority government mandate from April 2007 to October 2008, and Minister of economic development of innovation and export trade from his election until June 2009. Bachand is a former trade unionist. On 26 August 2013, Bachand resigned his seat.[1]