Jean-Yves Duclos
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos PC MP FRSC | |
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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 50–51) 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
Canadian federal election, 2015: Québec | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Jean-Yves Duclos | 15,566 | 28.90 | +19.88 | – | |||
New Democratic | Annick Papillon | 14,566 | 27.04 | -15.60 | – | |||
Conservative | Pierre-Thomas Asselin | 11,737 | 21.79 | +4.02 | – | |||
Bloc Québécois | Charles Mordret | 10,153 | 18.85 | -9.11 | – | |||
Green | Philippe Riboty | 1,570 | 2.91 | +0.74 | – | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Normand Fournier | 153 | 0.28 | – | – | |||
Strength in Democracy | Danielle Provost | 122 | 0.23 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,867 | 100.00 | $214,308.68 | |||||
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
- ↑ 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
Media related to Jean-Yves Duclos at Wikimedia Commons