Jean-Yves Duclos
Jean-Yves Duclos | |
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| President of the Treasury Board | |
| Assumed office November 20, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Joyce Murray |
| Minister of Families, Children and Social Development | |
| In office November 4, 2015 – November 20, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Pierre Poilievre |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Hussen |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Québec | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Annick Papillon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 54–55) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Quebec City |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta London School of Economics |
| Profession | Economist, professor |
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Jean-Yves Duclos PC MP FRSC (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ iv dyklo]; born 1965) is a Canadian economist and politician.
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. Prior to his election to the House of Commons, he headed the economics department at Université Laval and was the president-elect of the Canadian Economics Association. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014.[1]
He was elected to represent the riding of Québec in the House of Commons in the 2015 general election as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[2] He was the first Liberal elected to represent this riding since Gilles Lamontagne, who left office in 1984.[3] He was appointed to the federal Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau, as Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.[4] He was reelected in the 2019 general election and sworn in as President of the Treasury Board.
Electoral record[edit]
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Québec | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Yves Duclos | 18,047 | 33.3 | +4.4 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Christiane Gagnon | 17,722 | 32.7 | +13.85 | ||||
| Conservative | Bianca Boutin | 8,118 | 15.0 | -6.79 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tommy Bureau | 6,220 | 11.5 | -15.54 | ||||
| Green | Luc Joli-Coeur | 2,949 | 5.4 | +2.49 | ||||
| People's | Bruno Dabiré | 674 | 1.2 | – | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Sébastien CoRhino | 347 | 0.6 | – | ||||
| Pour l'Indépendance du Québec | Luc Paquin | 119 | 0.2 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,198 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,051 | |||||||
| Turnout | 55,249 | 70.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 78,950 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.3 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 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[7][8] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Jean-Yves Duclos Biography, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Deux libéraux élus à Québec, Radio Canada, October 20, 2015.
- ^ Stephen Gordon, Jean-Yves Duclos: An economist goes to Parliament, Maclean's, October 24, 2015.
- ^ Quebec MPs given prominent posts in new Liberal cabinet, CBC News, November 4, 2015.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ 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 – November 20, 2019 |
Ahmed Hussen |
External links[edit]
Media related to Jean-Yves Duclos at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Bio & mandate from the Prime Minister
- Jean-Yves Duclos – Parliament of Canada biography
 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