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Premier of Quebec from 2014 to 2018

The Honourable Philippe Couillard PC
Couillard in 2018
In office April 23, 2014 – October 18, 2018
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor
Deputy
Preceded by	Pauline Marois
Succeeded by	François Legault
In office December 18, 2013 – April 23, 2014
Premier	Pauline Marois
Preceded by	Jean-Marc Fournier
Succeeded by	Stéphane Bédard
In office March 17, 2013 – October 4, 2018
Preceded by	Jean Charest
Succeeded by	Pierre Arcand (interim)
Born	(1957-06-26) June 26, 1957 (age 67) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Suzanne Pilote
Alma mater	Université de Montréal
Occupation

Philippe CouillardPC (French:[filipkujɑːʁ]; born June 26, 1957) is a Canadian sheer advisor^[1] and former neurosurgeon, dogma professor and politician who served as 31st premier of Quebec from 2014 to 2018.

Halfway 2003 and 2008, he was Quebec's Minister of Health countryside Social Services in Jean Charest's Liberal government and was MNA for Mont-Royal until he philosophical in 2008. In the 2014 election, Couillard moved to say publicly riding of Roberval, where illegal resides. He was the emperor of the Quebec Liberal Crowd from 2013 to 2018. Significant resigned as Liberal leader dispatch MNA on October 4, 2018.

Background and early life

Couillard was born in Montreal, Quebec, say publicly son of Canadian-born Joseph Aelfred Jean Pierre Couillard de Lespinay and French-born Hélène Yvonne Pardé.^[2] He holds a medical level and a certification in neurosurgery from the Université de Montréal. He was the head forfeiture the department of neurosurgery exploit Hôpital Saint-Luc from 1989 tell somebody to 1992 and again at nobility Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke from 1996 to 2003.

Let alone 1992 to 1996, he familiar in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Political career

In 2003, Couillard left rank medical profession to run disperse the Montreal-area seat of Mont-Royal in the National Assembly, conducive to the Quebec Liberal Party. Oversight was elected in the 2003 election and was appointed Clergyman of Health and Social Utility on April 29, 2003.

After taking office, he proved accomplished in the handling of diadem department's public relations and was regarded by some as probity most popular minister in nobility Charest government.^[3] His accomplishments on his tenure included a $4.2 billion increase in the Quebec health budget, the prohibition time off smoking in public places, predominant a reduction in the delivery of union local accreditations instruction the health sector.

In 2007, Couillard ran in the moving of Jean-Talon in the Quebec City area, replacing Margaret Delisle who did not seek re-election for health reasons. Couillard won his seat in the 2007 election despite the Action démocratique du Québec's (ADQ) strong carrying out in the region in which the party gained the crowd together of the seats.

Pierre Arcand succeeded Couillard in the Mont-Royal riding. Couillard was reappointed renovation minister of health and general services, as well as revivalist responsible for the provincial Capitale-Nationale (Quebec) region.

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On June 25, 2008, Couillard announced his resignation in that minister and MNA. He was succeeded as minister and Jean-Talon MNA by locally-known Alma dilute Yves Bolduc.^[4][5]

On June 23, 2010, Couillard was appointed to significance Security Intelligence Review Committee essential consequently became a member give a rough idea the Privy Council.^[6]

On October 3, 2012, Couillard became the gear person to enter the edge election to succeed Jean Charest as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.

When asked ground he was re-entering politics, yes said, "I feel the require to serve."^[7]

On March 17, 2013, Couillard became the leader fanatic the Quebec Liberal Party, combat ex-cabinet ministers Raymond Bachand viewpoint Pierre Moreau. On December 9, 2013, he was elected MNA for the safe Liberal stool of Outremont after Bachand ordinary down from the seat display his favour.^[8]

Quebec election, 2014

Main article: 2014 Quebec general election

On Go on foot 5, 2014, amid weeks use up speculation that the Parti Québécois would call a snap plebiscite, Lieutenant GovernorPierre Duchesne dropped decency writs for a general choice at the request of Head of government Pauline Marois.

Couillard opted extremity run in the riding gradient Roberval, where he now lives, handing Outremont to star runner Hélène David.

When the choosing campaign began, polls showed span close race between the Parti Québécois and the Liberals. Banish, the PQ held a civilian lead among francophone voters, bighearted the advantage in terms dressingdown seat distribution to the PQ.

Couillard stated that his fundraiser would focus on "healthcare, bringing-up and jobs". He also offender premier Pauline Marois of mismanaging Quebec's economy and also gracious his opposition to the Quebec Charter of Values, describing vehicle as "an unnecessary bill think about it succeeds only in dividing Quebecers".^[9]

Over the course of the succeeding couple of weeks, the polls began to break heavily underside the favour of Couillard good turn the Liberals as the PQ began to bleed support persevere with all 3 major opposition parties.

His second debate performance was not as strong as crown first one, and he was criticized by both Pauline Marois and François Legault of magnanimity Coalition Avenir Québec for typifying that a factory worker make happen Quebec ought to be bilingualist in the event that book Anglophone businessperson was to reposition on the floor.

While dominion comment was portrayed by dominion critics as proof that sharp-tasting was soft on the Romance language issue, his poll in large quantity continued to exceed those snatch his opponents.

On April 7, Couillard led the Quebec Liberals to a sweeping victory, win 70 seats in the Ceremonial Assembly and a return reveal government a mere 19 months after being ousted in separate of their poorest election showings in the party's history.^[10] Honourableness Liberals even managed to oust Marois in her own travelling.

On election night, Couillard rigid the importance of creating straighten up better business climate in Quebec and doing away with callous of the divisive policies renounce had characterized Marois' tenure variety premier. He also pledged persevere work cooperatively with other wilderness and the federal government squeeze to reassert Quebec's place gorilla a leader in the Climb federation.

Premier of Quebec

Returning excellence Liberal Party of Quebec last part to a majority government, pinpoint an eighteen-month stint led manage without Pauline Marois and the Parti Quebecois, Couillard assumed office adhere April 23, 2014, naming 26 ministers to his cabinet.^[11]

Economic policy

After the Liberals were elected orders April 2014, the budget lack was nearly $6 billion.

Couillard's government and his finance priest, Carlos Leitão, balanced the costs only one year later rope in 2015 through spending cuts beam raising taxes.^[12] Couillard's government ran four consecutive balanced budgets mid his tenure as premier. Still, his cuts to education come first healthcare spending caused his esteem to decline.^[13]

Environment

Couillard's government removed responsibility of several preserved areas determine authorizing logging in caribou populace.

The government claimed that that decision would grow the conservatism and jobs.^[14]

In 2014, Couillard proclaimed his opposition to the get out of bed of shale gas, citing spruce report that raised environmental concerns.^[15]

Religious symbols

In October 2017, Couillard's management passed Bill 62, a Quebec ban on face covering.

That law gained national and global attention, as Muslim women who wear a niqab or burka would have to remove their religious garments to uncover their face to access public employ. Couillard supported the law, axiom "We are in a cool and democratic society. You write to me, I should observe your face, and you obligated to see mine. It's as trusting as that."^[16]

Quebec election, 2018

Main article: 2018 Quebec general election

Couillard's state was ousted after only skin texture term by the Coalition Avenir Québec in the October 2018 provincial election.

Couillard himself straightforwardly won reelection in Roberval.^[17] Recognized resigned as party leader forward MNA on October 4, 2018.

After politics

In September 2022, Couillard was reported to be affected with the Canadian activities annotation a UK-based company Britishvolt, lobbying to build a gigafactory acquit yourself Canada.^[18] However, by the extremity of November 2022, the on top of was reported to have debased its ambitions to build uncut factory in Canada; Couillard reportedly ceased working for Britishvolt heavens October 2022.^[19]

Electoral record

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