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Political, parliamentary and ministerial offices

Elected as Member for Verdun in the general election held on September 25, 1989

• Chair of the QLP West Montréal caucus from October 12, 1989 to July 24, 1994
• Member of the Committee on Education from November 29, 1989 to July 24, 1994
• Member of the Committee to Examine Matters Relating to the Accession of Québec to Sovereignty from August 28, 1991 to September 16, 1992
• Member of the Committee on the Budget and Administration from November 26, 1991 to July 24, 1994
• Member of the Committee on Institutions from June 18, 1992 to November 30, 1993

Reelected as Member for Verdun in the general election held on September 12, 1994

• Parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Education from January 11, 1994 to October 28, 1994
• Official Opposition critic for higher education and Bill 198 from November 2, 1994 to October 28, 1998
• Member of the Committee on Public Administration from November 30, 1994 to April 10, 1997
• Substitute chair of the Committee on the Budget and Administration from April 23, 1996 to October 28, 1998
• Member of the Committee on Public Administration from April 10, 1997 to October 28, 1998

Reelected as Member for Verdun in the general election held on November 30, 1998

• Official Opposition critic for research, science and technology from January 19, 1999 to March 12, 2003
• Official Opposition critic for the Régie des rentes du Québec and the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan from January 19, 1999 to March 12, 2003
• Vice-chair of the Québec Branch, Delegation of the National Assembly for Relations with the French-speaking community of Belgium from March 2, 1999 to March 12, 2003
• Member of the National Assembly Delegation, Central American Parliament Interparliamentary Committee (DANRPC) from March 2, 1999 to March 12, 2003
• Vice-chair of the Committee on Institutions from March 4, 1999 to March 12, 2003

Reelected as Member for Verdun in the general election held on April 14, 2003

• Parliamentary assistant to the Premier from May 21, 2003 to February 18, 2005
• Member of the Committee on Public Administration from June 5, 2003 to February 18, 2005
• Member of the Committee on Public Finance from June 5, 2003 to February 18, 2005
• Minister for Online Government from February 18, 2005 to February 27, 2006
• Member of the Comité ministériel du développement social, éducatif et culturel from February 18, 2005 to April 18, 2007
• Member of the Select Committee on Choosing a Site for the New Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal from February 28, 2005 to March 8, 2005
• Minister of Government Services from February 27, 2006 to April 18, 2007
• Member of the Comité ministériel de la prospérité économique et du développement durable from February 28, 2006 to April 18, 2007

Reelected as Member for Verdun in the general election held on March 26, 2007

• Deputy Government House Leader from April 19, 2007 to November 5, 2008
• Member of the Committee on Public Administration from May 23, 2007 to November 5, 2008
• Parliamentary assistant to the Premier from June 6, 2007 to November 5, 2008

Reelected as Member for Verdun in the general election held on December 8, 2008

• Deputy Government House Leader since December 18, 2008
• Member of the Committee on Public Administration since January 14, 2009
• Deputy Chair of the Québec Branch, Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) since November 13, 2009