Yves Séguin

Yves Séguin
Yves Séguin
MNA for Montmorency
	In office; 1985–1990
Preceded by	Clément Richard
Succeeded by	Jean Filion
MNA for Outremont
	In office; 2003–2005
Preceded by	Gérald Tremblay
Succeeded by	Raymond Bachand
Minister of Finance
	In office; 2003–2005
Preceded by	Pauline Marois
Succeeded by	Michel Audet
Personal details
Born	March 20, 1951; Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal

Yves Séguin (born March 30, 1951 in Val-d'Or, Quebec) is a Canadian former 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.[1]

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.[1]

In 2005, he presided the Commission on the Fiscal Imbalance for the Québec government, which held public hearings on the matter.[1]

Electoral record

1985 Quebec general election: Montmorency
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Yves Séguin	21,115	59.37
	Parti Québécois	Jean Filion	11,173	31.42
	Progressive Conservative	Yvon Careau	1,351	3.80
	New Democratic	Michael Haberman	1,200	3.37
	Independent	José Breton	513	1.44
	Independent	Martin Trudel	112	0.31
	Christian Socialist	Ronald Ouellet	101	0.28
Total valid votes			35,565	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			567
Turnout			36,132	77.75
Electors on the lists			46,472

1989 Quebec general election: Montmorency
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Yves Séguin	20,653	59.95
	Parti Québécois	Louis Bonenfant	11,280	32.74
	New Democratic	Germaine Poirier	1,726	5.01
	Independent	Martin Trudel	524	1.52
	Marxist–Leninist	Jean Bédard	266	0.77
Total valid votes			34,449	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			802
Turnout			35,251	75.58
Electors on the lists			46,641

References

"Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.

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[Bio-1] "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.