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Political, parliamentary and ministerial offices

Elected as Member for Saint-François in the general election held on December 2, 1985

• Minister for the Status of Women from December 12, 1985 to October 11, 1989
• Member of the Comité ministériel permanent des affaires culturelles et sociales (COMPACS) from December 12, 1985 to October 11, 1989
• Member of the Comité de législation from March 8, 1986 to August 9, 1989
• Minister of Cultural Communities and Immigration from March 3, 1989 to October 11, 1989

Reelected as Member for Saint-François in the general election held on September 25, 1989

• Minister of Cultural Communities and Immigration from October 11, 1989 to January 11, 1994
• Vice-chair of the Conseil du trésor from October 11, 1989 to September 26, 1994
• Member of the Comité ministériel permanent des affaires culturelles et sociales (COMPACS) from October 11, 1989 to September 26, 1994
• Member of the Comité de législation from October 11, 1989 to July 24, 1994
• Signatory of the Canada-Quebec Accord Relating to Immigration and Temporary Admission of Aliens from January 1, 1991 to July 24, 1994
• Chair of the Comité ministériel permanent du développement économique (CMPDE) from October 11, 1993 to January 11, 1994
• Minister of Finance from October 18, 1993 to January 11, 1994
• Deputy Premier from January 11, 1994 to September 26, 1994
• Minister for Administration and the Public Service from January 11, 1994 to September 26, 1994
• Chair of the Conseil du trésor from January 11, 1994 to September 26, 1994

Reelected as Member for Saint-François in the general election held on September 12, 1994

• Official Opposition critic for employment and vocational training from September 12, 1994 to October 28, 1998
• Chair of the QLP caucus from October 12, 1994 to June 19, 1996
• Official Opposition critic for employment, culture and communications, and economics from October 12, 1994 to June 19, 1996
• Member of the Committee on Labour and the Economy from November 30, 1994 to April 4, 1996
• Member of the Committee on Culture from April 4, 1996 to June 19, 1996
• Member of the Committee on Labour and the Economy from April 4, 1996 to April 10, 1997
• Member of the Committee on Public Finance from April 10, 1997 to October 28, 1998
• Leader of the Official Opposition from May 13, 1998 to October 28, 1998

Reelected as Member for Saint-François in the general election held on November 30, 1998

• Vice-chair of the Québec Section, Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF), and member of the Committee on Cooperation and Development from November 30, 1998 to March 12, 2003
• Member of the Québec Section, Québec-Haiti Standing Interparliamentary Committee (CPIQH) from November 30, 1998 to March 12, 2003
• Assistant to the Leader of the Official Opposition from January 19, 1999 to March 12, 2003
• Chair of the Committee on Social Affairs from March 4, 1999 to March 12, 2003
• Member of the Committee on the National Assembly from March 4, 1999 to March 12, 2003
• Member of the Subcommittee on Parliamentary Reform from October 18, 2001 to March 12, 2003

Reelected as Member for Saint-François in the general election held on April 14, 2003

• Deputy Premier from April 29, 2003 to February 18, 2005
• Minister of International Relations from April 29, 2003 to April 18, 2007
• Minister responsible for the Estrie region from April 29, 2003 to April 18, 2007
• Member of the Conseil du trésor from April 29, 2003 to February 18, 2005
• Member of the Comité ministériel de la citoyenneté et de la culture from April 29, 2003 to October 7, 2004
• Minister responsible for the Centre-du-Québec region from September 10, 2003 to February 18, 2005
• Member of the Comité ministériel à la décentralisation et aux régions from October 7, 2004 to April 18, 2007
• Member of the Comité ministériel de la prospérité économique et du développement durable from October 7, 2004 to April 18, 2007
• Vice-chair of the Conseil du trésor from February 18, 2005 to April 18, 2007

Reelected as Member for Saint-François in the general election held on March 26, 2007

• Minister of International Relations from April 18, 2007 to December 18, 2008
• Minister responsible for La Francophonie from April 18, 2007 to December 18, 2008
• Minister responsible for the Estrie region from April 18, 2007 to December 18, 2008
• Vice-chair of the Conseil du trésor from April 18, 2007 to December 18, 2008
• Member of the Comité ministériel de la prospérité économique et du développement durable from April 18, 2007 to December 18, 2008
• Member of the Comité ministériel au développement des régions from April 18, 2007 to December 18, 2008

Reelected as Member for Saint-François in the general election held on December 8, 2008

• Chair of the Conseil du trésor from December 18, 2008 to August 10, 2010
• Minister responsible for Government Administration from December 18, 2008 to August 10, 2010
• Minister responsible for the Estrie region since December 18, 2008
• Member of the Comité des priorités from January 15, 2009 to August 10, 2010
• Member of the Comité des priorités économiques from January 15, 2009 to August 10, 2010
• Member of the Comité ministériel du développement des régions et de l'occupation du territoire from January 15, 2009 to August 10, 2010
• Member of the Comité ministériel de la prospérité économique et du développement durable since January 15, 2009
• Member of the Comité ministériel du développement social, éducatif et culturel from January 15, 2009 to August 10, 2010
• Minister of International Relations since August 11, 2010
• Minister responsible for La Francophonie since August 11, 2010
• Member of the Comité de législation since August 11, 2010