Jean-Martin Aussant
| Jean-Martin Aussant | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet-Yamaska | |
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In office 2008–2012 |
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| Preceded by | Éric Dorion |
| Succeeded by | Donald Martel |
| Leader of Option nationale | |
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In office October 31, 2011 – June 19, 2013 |
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| Succeeded by | Sol Zanetti |
| Personal details | |
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June 1, 1970 Sorel, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party |
Parti Québécois (2008–2011) Independent (2011) Option nationale (2011–2013) |
Jean-Martin Aussant (French: [ʒɑ̃ maʁtɛ̃ ɔsɑ̃]) is a Quebec, Canada economist, musician and politician, now serving as Executive director of the Chantier de l'économie sociale. He represented Nicolet-Yamaska in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2008 to 2012, first as a member of the Parti Québécois and then as leader of his own party, Option nationale. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in Nicolet-Bécancour in the 2012 general election.
Aussant was born in Sorel, Quebec. He has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Université Laval (1993) and a master's degree in Economic Analysis from the Université de Montréal (1995). He started Ph.D. work at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain, but left in 1997 to work as a consultant for Barra International, now a unit of MSCI.
Aussant was a research director and portfolio manager at Addenda Capital from 1999 to 2003 and a vice-president at Morgan Stanley Capital International/Barra in London, Britain from 2003 to 2005. Returning to Quebec in 2005, he was a manager for Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board for two years before starting a private consulting practice. He was also a founding director of the Montreal divisions of both the Global Association of Risk Professionals and the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association.
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