The Honourable
Clément Gignac
Canadian Senator
from Kennebec
Assumed office
July 29, 2021
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Appointed byMary Simon
Preceded bySerge Joyal (2020)
Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade of Quebec
In office
June 23, 2009 – September 6, 2011
PremierJean Charest
Preceded byRaymond Bachand
Succeeded bySam Hamad
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Marguerite-Bourgeoys
In office
June 22, 2009 – September 4, 2012
Preceded byMonique Jérôme-Forget
Succeeded byRobert Poëti
Personal details
Born (1955-05-07) May 7, 1955
Saint-Gilbert, Quebec, Canada
Political partyProgressive Senate Group
Other political
affiliations		Quebec Liberal
SpouseJocelyne Duval
ProfessionPolitician

Clément Gignac (born May 7, 1955) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2009 to 2012. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, he was elected in a by-election on June 22, 2009, following the resignation of Monique Jérôme-Forget.[1]

On the following day, Gignac was named by Jean Charest as the new Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade — a role which was previously held by Raymond Bachand, who was also the Finance Minister.[2]

Prior to his election to the Assembly, Gignac was (for a brief period of time) a senior advisor to the deputy minister of Finance in Ottawa.

Prior to this appointment, Gignac was senior vice-president, chief economist and strategist of National Bank Financial and in this role has ranked constantly over the last decade amongst the top strategists and economists in the country.

On July 29, 2021, the Governor General Mary Simon, under recommendation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, appointed Gignac as a Québec member of the Senate of Canada.

Biographical Notes

Gignac holds both a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in economics from Université Laval. Before entering politics, Gignac served as special advisor to the federal deputy minister of finance in 2009. In this position, he represented Canada on a G20 task force. During the previous 20 years, Gignac acted as economic consultant and strategist for several prominent financial institutions, notably National Bank Financial, as Vice-President and Chief Economist from 2000 to 2008. For five consecutive years, his group ranked among the top three Canadian economist teams in the annual Brendan Wood International survey of some 100 institutional clients.

As minister of Economic Development, he introduced the government's strategy in research and innovation and participated in the creation of its strategy on entrepreneurship.

Since December 2012, Clément Gignac has held the position of Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist at Industrial Alliance. As well as serving as spokesman on economic matters, he chairs the asset allocation committee and manages diversified funds with assets exceeding $3 billion.

In 2012, he was asked by the prestigious World Economic Forum to sit as chair on the Global Agenda Council on Competitiveness, and in May 2015, he received the Gloire de l'Escolle medal for exceptional merit from Université Laval.

On July 29, 2021 it was announced that Clément Gignac was appointed to the Canadian senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to sit as an independent senator.[3]

Electoral record

Quebec provincial by-election, June 22, 2009: Marguerite-Bourgeoys
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalClément Gignac7,75372.41+6.22
Parti QuébécoisChristine Normandin1,83517.14-4.56
Action démocratiqueDiane Charbonneau3843.59-5.08
GreenJulien Leclerc2902.71–
Québec solidaireValérie Black St-Laurent2652.48-0.96
IndependentSylvie R. Tremblay730.68–
Parti indépendantisteÉrik Poulin660.62–
IndependentRégent Millette410.38–
Total valid votes 10,70799.19–
Total rejected ballots 870.81–
Turnout 10,79423.22-24.87
Electors on the lists 46,478––

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Charest's Quebec Liberals easily win byelection" Archived June 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CTV News, June 22, 2009.
  2. ↑ (in French) Remaniement ministériel : jeu de chaise musicale à Québec. LCN, June 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ Bailey, Ian (July 29, 2021). "Politics Briefing: Former MMIWG commissioner Michèle Audette among five new Senate appointees". The Globe And Mail. Globe & Mail. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
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