Pierre Moreau

The Honourable Pierre Moreau
Senator for The Laurentides, Quebec
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 September 2024
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Mary Simon
Preceded by	Renée Dupuis
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Châteauguay
In office 8 December 2008 – 29 August 2018
Preceded by	Jean-Marc Fournier
Succeeded by	Marie-Chantal Chassé
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Marguerite-D'Youville
In office 14 April 2003 – 26 March 2007
Preceded by	François Beaulne
Succeeded by	Simon-Pierre Diamond
Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports
In office 28 January 2016 – 22 February 2016
Preceded by	François Blais
Succeeded by	Sébastien Proulx Hélène David
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy
In office 23 April 2014 – 28 January 2016
Preceded by	Sylvain Gaudreault
Succeeded by	Martin Coiteux
Minister responsible for the Monteregian region
In office 23 April 2014 – 22 February 2016
Preceded by	Marie Malavoy
Succeeded by	Lucie Charlebois
Personal details
Born	Pierre Moreau (1957-12-12) 12 December 1957 (age 66) Verchères, Quebec
Political party	Non-affiliated
Other political affiliations	Quebec Liberal Party
Profession	Lawyer

Pierre Moreau (born 12 December 1957 in Vercheres, Quebec) is a lawyer and a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec.

He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on September 10, 2024. He was nominated by the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments and appointed by Governor General of Canada Mary Simon on the recommendation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.^[1]

Pierre Moreau was the Liberal MNA for the riding of Marguerite-D'Youville in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007. He ran again in 2008 in the nearby electorate of Châteauguay, and entered Cabinet.

Moreau ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party in 2013, coming second to Philippe Couillard. On 7 April 2014, Pierre Moreau was re-elected for a third consecutive term in Châteauguay in an election where the Liberals formed a majority government. On 23 April 2014, Philippe Couillard named him Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy and Minister responsible for the Montérégie region. He lost his National Assembly seat in the 2018 Quebec general election.

Since February 2019, he is Managing Partner of the Bélanger Sauvé law firm.