Pierre Moreau
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Pierre Moreau (born 12 December 1957 in Vercheres, Quebec) is a lawyer and a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Pierre Moreau | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Châteauguay | |
In office 8 December 2008 – 29 August 2018 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Marc Fournier |
Succeeded by | Marie-Chantal Chassé |
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Marguerite-D'Youville | |
In office 14 April 2003 – 26 March 2007 | |
Preceded by | François Beaulne |
Succeeded by | Simon-Pierre Diamond |
Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports | |
In office 28 January 2016 – 22 February 2016 | |
Preceded by | François Blais |
Succeeded by | Sébastien Proulx Hélène David |
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy | |
In office 23 April 2014 – 28 January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Sylvain Gaudreault |
Succeeded by | Martin Coiteux |
Minister responsible for the Monteregian region | |
In office 23 April 2014 – 22 February 2016 | |
Preceded by | Marie Malavoy |
Succeeded by | Lucie Charlebois |
Personal details | |
Born | Pierre Moreau (1957-12-12) 12 December 1957 (age 66) Verchères, Quebec |
Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
Profession | Lawyer |
Pierre Moreau was the Liberal MNA for the riding of Marguerite-D'Youville in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007. He ran again in 2008 in the nearby electorate of Châteauguay, and entered Cabinet.
Moreau ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party in 2013, coming second to Philippe Couillard. On 7 April 2014, Pierre Moreau was re-elected for a third consecutive term in Châteauguay in an election where the Liberals formed a majority government. On 23 April 2014, Philippe Couillard named him Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy and Minister responsible for the Montérégie region.
Since February 2019, he is Managing Partner of the Bélanger Sauvé law firm.