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Alain Paquet

Alain Paquet

  • Member for Laval-des-Rapides
  • Quebec Liberal Party
  • Minister for Finance
 

Biography

Born in Québec on April 17, 1961
Married and the father of one child

Education

  • DEC (diploma of college studies) in pure science, Le Petit Séminaire de Québec (1980)
  • Bachelor's degree in economics, Université Laval (1983)
  • Master's degree in economics, University of Rochester, New York (1987)
  • Master's degree in economics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario (1989)
  • Ph.D. economics, University of Rochester, New York (1989)

Professional experience

  • Tenured professor, Department of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal (since 1988)
  • Research scholar, CREFE (centre for research on employment and economic variations) (1988-2002)
  • Consultant and visiting scholar, Bank of Canada (1989-1990, 1995-1997)
  • Consultant and visiting scholar, Department of Finance of Canada (1993-1994, 1999-2002)
  • Consultant and visiting scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1994)
  • Consultant and visiting scholar, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (1994, 1998-1999)
  • Consultant and visiting scholar, Central Bank of Madagascar (1996-2000)
  • Member of the editorial board and assistant editor of L'Actualité économique : Revue d'analyse économique (journal of economic analysis) (1997-2003)
  • Consultant and visiting scholar, Department of Human Resources Development Canada (1998-1999)
  • Consultant and visiting scholar, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (2000)
  • Research scholar, CIRPÉE (inter-university centre on risk, economic policies and employment) (since 2002)

Community and Political Involvement

  • Member and vice-chair, Policy Commission, Québec Liberal Party, in charge of economic, employment and anti-poverty policies (1980-1982, 1996-2003)
  • Peter L. Conibear Prize, Department of Economics, University of Rochester (1987)
  • Member of the board of directors (1990-1997) and president (1991-1994), Québec Consumers Association
  • Member of the Agriculture Canada external consulting group on the review of regulations (1992-1995)
  • Member of the board of directors, George Morris Centre (1993-2000)
  • Award by the alumnae association of Le Petit Séminaire de Québec in recognition of the quality of professional, social and international activity (1998)
  • Lay co-president of the Saint-Paul-L'Ermite CPP (parish ministry council) (1999-2002)
  • Président d'honneur : Festival du livre jeunesse et concours pancanadien de composition française (2004), concours-gala annuel du Cercle des artistes peintres et sculpteurs du Québec (depuis 2004), Semaine Lis avec moi (2007), Lis avec moi dans la rue (2008), Nuit des sans-abri de Laval (2007 et 2008), Semaine québécoise des personnes handicapées à Laval (2009)
  • Récipiendaire du premier Pompon d'or décerné par le comité organisateur de la Nuit des sans-abri à Laval (2008)
  • Président du groupe de travail sur l'innovation et la productivité du Parti libéral du Québec (depuis 2008)

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