Raymond Garneau
| Raymond Garneau | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Laval-des-Rapides |
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In office 1984–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Jeanne Sauvé |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Tétreault |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Jean-Talon | |
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In office 1970–1978 |
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| Preceded by | Henri Beaupré |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Claude Rivest |
| Personal details | |
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January 3, 1935 Plessisville, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations |
Quebec Liberal Party |
Raymond Garneau, OC (born January 3, 1935) is a Canadian businessman and politician.
Born in Plessisville, Quebec (located 30 km from Victoriaville, Quebec), the son of Daniel Garneau and Valérie Gosselin, he received a Master's degree in Commercial Sciences from Université Laval in 1958 and a licence in economics from the University of Geneva in 1963.
From 1965 to 1970, he was the Executive Secretary and later Executive Assistant to Jean Lesage. He was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal in the riding of Jean-Talon in 1970. He was re-elected in 1973 and 1976. He held cabinet posts as Minister of Public Service (1970), Minister of Finance (1970–1976), President of the Treasury Board (1971–1976), and Minister of Education (1975–1976). He ran for the 1978 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election but lost to Claude Ryan. He resigned in 1978.
In 1979, he became Vice President Development for the Laurentian Group. From 1980 to 1984, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Montreal City and District Savings Bank and CEO of Credit Foncier.
In 1984, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the Quebec riding of Laval-des-Rapides. He lost in 1988 by 692 votes. From 1984 to 1986, he was the president of the Quebec Liberal caucus and Liberal leader John Turner's Quebec lieutenant.
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