Yves Séguin

Former Canadian politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFormer Canadian politician
PlacesCanada
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth30 March 1951, Val-d'Or, Canada
Age73 years
Star signAries
Politics:Quebec Liberal Party
Education
University of Ottawa
The details

Biography

Yves Séguin (born March 30, 1951 in Val-d'Or, Quebec) is a former Canadian politician in Quebec.

He was first elected as the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) member for Montmorency in 1985. He was the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Revenue from 1985 to 1987. He was then made the Minister of Revenue himself in 1987. He was also made the Minister of Labour in 1988. He resigned from both positions in 1990.

After serving in various private capacities, he re-entered public life, winning a seat in Outremont in 2003. He was appointed Minister of Finance by Jean Charest. He served in this position until his resignation in 2005. He resigned as a Member of National Assembly soon after.

In 2005, he presided the Commission on the Fiscal Imbalance for the Québec government, which held public hearings on the matter.

Electoral record

1985 Quebec general election: Montmorency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalYves Séguin21,11559.37
Parti QuébécoisJean Filion11,17331.42
    Progressive ConservativeYvon Careau1,3513.80
 New DemocraticMichael Haberman1,2003.37
    IndependentJosé Breton5131.44
    Non-AffiliatedMartin Trudel1120.31
    Christian SocialistRonald Ouellet1010.28
Total valid votes35,565100.00
Rejected and declined votes567
Turnout36,13277.75
Electors on the lists46,472
1989 Quebec general election: Montmorency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalYves Séguin20,65359.95
Parti QuébécoisLouis Bonenfant11,28032.74
 New DemocraticGermaine Poirier1,7265.01
    Non-AffiliatedMartin Trudel5241.52
Marxist–LeninistJean Bédard2660.77
Total valid votes34,449100.00
Rejected and declined votes802
Turnout35,25175.58
Electors on the lists46,641
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