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Paquet
Paquet is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alain Paquet (born 1961), Canadian politician * Anselme-Homère Pâquet (1830–1891), Canadian physician and politician * Benjamin Pâquet (1832–1900), Canadian priest * Carolanne D'Astous-Paquet (born 1990), Canadian singer * David Paquet, Canadian playwright *Eugène Paquet (1867–1951), Canadian politician * François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet (1801–1885), Luxembourgian politician * Gilles Paquet (1936–2019), Canadian economist * Jean-Guy Paquet (born 1938), Canadian scientist and businessman * Kévin Monnet-Paquet (born 1988), French football player * Louis-Honoré Pâquet (1838–1915), Canadian priest and teacher * Philippe Paquet, former French jockey *Thérèse Paquet-Sévigny, Canadian diplomat See also *15278 Pâquet, an asteroid * Saint-Raymond/Paquet Aerodrome, a Canadian aerodrome *Paquette Paquette is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * B. P. Paquette, Canadian film director, sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolanne D'Astous-Paquet
Carolanne D'Astous-Paquet (born 24 December 1990 at Sayabec, Québec, Canada) is a Québécoise singer known for appearing on the 2009 edition of reality TV competition ''Star Académie''. Biography Carolanne D'Astous-Paquet enrolled in her first singing lessons at age 8. She played hockey in a boys' league when she was 7 to 10 years old. In high school, she took part in a total immersion exchange program in British Columbia and developed a love for travel. In 2007, she won the Tremplin de Dégelis (English: Springboard of Dégelis, a music and humour festival) in the 13–17 age group. That same year, she won the Trois-Pistoles song contest in the 16-and-over category. Her career as a singer began in 2009 when she participated in the reality TV competition ''Star Académie'', finishing second to Maxime Landry. During the competition she sang a duet of " Poker Face" with Lady Gaga. D'Astous-Paquet participated on the series album and toured Quebec with other contestants, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Paquet
Alain Paquet (born April 17, 1961) is a Quebec politician, professor and economist. He was a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Laval-des-Rapides and served as the province's Delegate Minister of Finance, from February 3, 2011, until his defeat in the 2012 Québec General Elections, to Leo Bureau-Blouin of the Parti Québécois. Paquet represented the Quebec Liberal Party. Paquet went to the Université Laval and obtained a bachelor's degree in economics. He would then attend the University of Rochester and obtained a master's and a doctorate in economics and would add another master's degree at Queen's University. Has been a professor since 1988 in the Faculty of Economics at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He was a research scholar for the centre for research on employment and economic variations for 14 years. He was also a guest consultant for the Bank of Canada, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, the Department of Finance of Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anselme-Homère Pâquet
Anselme-Homère Pâquet (29 September 1830 – 22 December 1891) was a Canadian physician, professor and parliamentarian. He served three terms as a Liberal Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada representing the Quebec riding of Berthier. He was born Michel-Anselme Pâquet in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada in 1830. He studied at the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery, qualified as a physician in 1853 and opened a practice in Saint-Cuthbert. By 1854, he had adopted the name Anselme-Homère. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1863 for Berthier and served until Confederation. He opposed confederation. He was elected in the Canadian federal election of 1867, and was re-elected in 1872 and 1874. He resigned his seat in the House of Commons to accept an appointment to the Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada (french: region=CA, Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Pâquet
Benjamin Pâquet (or Paquet, pronounced ; March 27, 1832 – February 25, 1900) was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic priest and educator. He was an influential and controversial figure in 19th century Quebec religious politics, making numerous enemies amongst the French-Canadian ultra-montane elite of the period. Three times his name was cited for potential bishopry, but each time his opponents successfully lobbied against his nomination or the decision makers settled on a less controversial choice. Biography Pâquet was born in 1832 in Saint-Nicolas, near Lévis, then Lotbinière County, on the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite Québec City. The son of farmers Étienne Pâquet and Ursule Lambert, he was descended from an old, pious family of the area, and was closely related to theologian Louis-Adolphe Pâquet as well as to provincial MLA Étienne-Théodore Pâquet (both nephews). His higher studies, as well as those of his younger brother Louis-Honoré ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Paquet
David Paquet is a Canadian playwright, who won the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 2010 Governor General's Awards, and the Prix Michel-Tremblay, for his play ''Porc-épic''. His other plays have included ''2h14'', ''Appels entrants illimités'', ''Le brasier'' and ''Papiers mâchés''.«Papiers mâchés» : l'auteur David Paquet s'éclatera seul sur les planches '''', May 11, 2015. He is a graduate of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Paquet
Eugène Paquet, (23 October 1867 – 8 May 1951) was a Canadian parliamentarian. Paquet was born in St-Agapit, Quebec, and prior to entering politics studied medicine and practised as a physician. A Conservative, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as Member of Parliament for the Quebec electoral district of L'Islet in the Canadian federal election of 1904, a seat he was to successfully defend in 1908 and 1911. However, he was defeated in the elections of 1921 and 1926. In recognition of his service to the party, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate The Senate of Canada (french: region=CA, Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the B ... on 14 August 1935 on the recommendation of Richard Bennett. He represented the senatorial division of Lauzon, Quebec until his death. Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet
François-Xavier Wurth-Paquet (16 April 1801 – 4 February 1885) was a Luxembourgian politician, jurist, and archaeologist. Born in Luxembourg City, he studied law in Liège and then became a lawyer, judge, prosecutor and in 1848 president of the Superior Court. From 1845 to 1848 he was a member of the Assembly of Estates. He was elected to represent the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette on the Constituent Assembly, in 1848. An Orangist, he served in the cabinet of Charles-Mathias Simons as Administrator-General for Justice from 1853 to 1856, and as Administrator-General for the Interior from 1856 to 1858. Thewes, Guy"Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848". Service information et presse du gouvernment. Luxembourg: Imprimerie Centrale, 2011. p. 21-22 He later was a member of the Council of State from 6 October 1858 to 4 February 1885, and was its President from 1870 until 1871. Wurth-Pacquet was the founding President of Luxembourg's Archaeological Associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Paquet
Gilles Paquet, (July 19, 1936 – January 18, 2019) was a Canadian economist, President of the Royal Society of Canada from 2003 to 2005. He was professor emeritus at the School of Management and senior research fellow at the Centre on Governance of the University of Ottawa until his death at age 82. Early life He was professor of economics, and dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at Carleton University. From 1981 to 1988; subsequently, he was dean of the Faculty of Administration at the University of Ottawa, and in 1997, founding director of the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa. He chaired the panel presenting the 2006 report on the National Capital Commission Mandate Review. Paquet authored or edited over 35 books and over 350 academic papers or book chapters. His specialties were Canadian economic history, urban and regional studies, industrial organization, public management, knowledge management, and governance. Additionally, he wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Guy Paquet
Jean-Guy Paquet, (born January 5, 1938) is a Canadian scientist, businessman, and former rector of Université Laval. Born in Montmagny, Quebec, he received a Doctor of Electrical Engineering from Université Laval in 1963. From 1967 to 1969, he was the head of the electrical engineering department at Université Laval. From 1969 to 1972, he was a vice-rector of Université Laval and he was rector from 1977 to 1987. He was the youngest-ever president of a Canadian university and the second engineer to become rector at Laval. After leaving Université Laval, he became Executive Vice President of The Laurentian Mutual Insurance Company from 1987 to 1988 and was President from 1988 to 1994. Since 1994, he has been President and CEO of the National Optics Institute. Honours *In 1978, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; french: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kévin Monnet-Paquet
Kévin Monnet-Paquet (born 19 August 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol. Nicknamed ''Tuppy'', he has represented France at under-18 and under-19 level. Club career Monnet-Paquet scored his first senior league goal with Lens against Valenciennes on the 23 January 2008 in a 2–1 win away at the Stade Nungesser. On 19 August 2021, Monnet-Paquet joined Aris Limassol in Cyprus. Personal life Monnet-Paquet's mother is of Rwandan descent and his father is French. Career statistics Honours Lens * Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...: 2008–09 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Monnet-Paquet, Kevin 1988 births Sportspeople from Isère People from Bourgoin-Jallieu French p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Honoré Pâquet
Louis-Honoré Pâquet (or Paquet, ; 23 October 1838 – 19 September 1915) was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic priest and university teacher, as well as celebrated orator of his time. Biography Pâquet was born in 1838 in Saint-Nicolas, near Lévis, in what was then Lotbinière County, on the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite Québec City. The son of farmers Étienne Pâquet and Ursule Lambert, he was descended from an old, pious family of the area, and was closely related to theologian Louis-Adolphe Pâquet as well as to provincial MLA Étienne-Théodore Pâquet (both nephews). His studies, like those of his older brother Benjamin, were financed by their uncle (also named Benjamin), a wealthy merchant. At the Petit Séminaire de Québec, he was an excellent student, and a frequent contributor to the resurrected student newspaper, writing on the Montalembert and Mortara affairs. His studies completed, he immediately enrolled at the seminary proper. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Paquet
Philippe Paquet is a former champion jockey from France, who in 1974 was the winner of the Prix du Jockey Club on Caracolero, and the Gran Premio d'Italia on Ribecourt. In 1976, he also won the Irish Derby on Malacate, and the Irish Oaks on Lagunette. In 1979 and 1980, he won back to back on Boiteon in Prix Maurice de Gheest. In 1981, he won his final Group one on April Run in Prix Vermeille before finishing a close third in the Arc. He was the stable jockey of famous French trainer François Boutin for nine years. He joined Boutin straight from school as a 14yr-old apprentice in 1966, via the local employment exchange. He was on board Nonoalco when the colt made a winning debut in the Prix Yacowlef at Deauville in 1973, breaking the course record in the process and having been made stable jockey to Boutin that season, although Piggott and Saint-Martin were still used when available. In 1980, he finished the 2,000 Guineas in first place on the Boutin-trained Nureyev, but was late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
