Raymond Simard
| Raymond Simard | |
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| Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface |
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In office 2002–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Ronald Duhamel |
| Succeeded by | Shelly Glover |
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March 8, 1958 Ste-Anne, Manitoba |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite Desrosiers |
| Residence | Winnipeg |
| Profession | business consultant |
Raymond Simard, PC (born March 8, 1958) is a politician from Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2002 to 2008, representing the riding of Saint Boniface for the Liberal Party of Canada.
Simard was born in Ste. Anne, Manitoba. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College universitaire de Saint-Boniface, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Manitoba. Simard worked as a businessman and consultant before entering political life, initially for a number of business concerns owned by his family. In 1999, he became the founding President and CEO of Riel Economic Development Corporation, and is also the President and co-owner of Simard Solutions.
In 2002, sitting Saint Boniface MP Ron Duhamel was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Simard was selected as the Liberal candidate for the resulting by-election, and on May 13, 2002, he defeated Canadian Alliance candidate Denis Simard by about 4400 votes.
In parliament, Simard has expressed a special interest in matters relating to francophone concerns in Canada. His riding is one of the few in western Canada with a significant francophone population (16% list French as their mother tongue, according to the 2001 Canadian census), and the only such riding which regularly elects francophone candidates to parliament.
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