Jean-Yves Duclos
Jean-Yves Duclos | |
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| Minister of Families, Children and Social Development | |
| Assumed office November 4, 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Pierre Poilievre |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Québec | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Annick Papillon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 53–54) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Quebec City |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta London School of Economics |
| Profession | economist, professor |
Jean-Yves Duclos PC MP FRSC (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ iv dyklo]; born 1965) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Québec in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] He sits in the present federal Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau, as Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.[2]
Duclos attended the University of Alberta, where he earned an undergraduate degree in economics, followed by graduate and doctoral studies in economics at the London School of Economics. He formerly headed the economics department at Université Laval, and was, prior to his election to the House of Commons, the president-elect of the Canadian Economics Association. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014.[3]
He is the first Liberal elected to represent his riding since Gilles Lamontagne, who left office in 1984.[4]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Québec | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Yves Duclos | 15,566 | 28.90 | +19.88 | $45,987.20 | |||
| New Democratic | Annick Papillon | 14,566 | 27.04 | -15.60 | $33,392.85 | |||
| Conservative | Pierre-Thomas Asselin | 11,737 | 21.79 | +4.02 | $17,402.72 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Charles Mordret | 10,153 | 18.85 | -9.11 | $41,425.08 | |||
| Green | Philippe Riboty | 1,570 | 2.91 | +0.74 | $1,006.90 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Fournier | 153 | 0.28 | – | – | |||
| Strength in Democracy | Danielle Provost | 122 | 0.23 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,867 | 100.00 | $214,308.69 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 820 | 1.50 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 54,687 | 69.09 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 79,157 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +17.74 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Deux libéraux élus à Québec, Radio Canada, October 20, 2015.
- ^ Quebec MPs given prominent posts in new Liberal cabinet, CBC News, November 4, 2015.
- ^ Jean-Yves Duclos Biography, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Stephen Gordon, Jean-Yves Duclos: An economist goes to Parliament, Maclean's, October 24, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Québec, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
| 29th Ministry – Cabinet of Justin Trudeau | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Pierre Poilievre | Minister of Families, Children and Social Development November 4, 2015 – present |
Incumbent |
External links[edit]
Media related to Jean-Yves Duclos at Wikimedia Commons
 Members of the Cabinet of Canada | |
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| Ministers of Labour (1900–96) |
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| Ministers of Human Resources Development (1996–2005)2 | |
| Ministers of Human Resources and Skills Development (2005–13) | |
| Ministers of Employment and Social Development (2013–15) | |
| Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2015–present) | |
| Ministers of Labour (1996–2015) | |
| Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour (2015–present) | |
1Until 1909, the office of the minister of Labour was a secondary function of the Postmaster-General of Canada. W. L. M. King was the first to hold the office independently. 2The office of Minister of Employment and Immigration, and Minister of Labour were abolished and the office of Minister of Human Resources Development went in force on July 12, 1996. Under the new provisions, a Minister of Labour may be appointed. However, when no Minister of Labour is appointed, the Minister of Human Resources Development shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Labour. | |
- Living people
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
- Politicians from Quebec City
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- University of Alberta alumni
- Canadian economists
- Université Laval faculty
- 1965 births
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- Members of the 29th Canadian Ministry
