Eric Girard | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office October 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Leitão |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Groulx | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Claude Surprenant |
| Minister responsible for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers | |
| Assumed office October 20, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | François Legault |
| Minister of Economy and Innovation | |
| In office June 2, 2021 – September 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Fitzgibbon |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Fitzgibbon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 9, 1966 Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Coalition Avenir Québec (provincial) Conservative (federal) |
| Occupation | Banker |
Eric Girard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Groulx as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec and has served as the Minister of Finance since 2018.
He worked as a senior manager with the National Bank of Canada for over 20 years.[2]
Girard was recruited as a star candidate to run for the Conservative Party of Canada in the Montreal riding of Lac-Saint-Louis for the 2015 federal election.[2] He finished a distant second to Liberal incumbent Francis Scarpaleggia.
In 2018, he was elected as the Coalition Avenir Québec MNA in the suburban Montreal riding of Groulx.