Élaine Zakaïb (July 9, 1959 – October 1, 2018) was a Canadian politician. She was member of the

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for the riding of

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, first elected in the

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and re-elected in 2014. Zakaïb was Minister Delegate for Industrial Policy and the Quebec Economic Development Bank in the government of

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. Born in

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on July 9, 1959, Zakaïb was an associate at Feldman & Associés from 1984 to 1992, and a lawyer for the

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clothing retailer in 1987. On September 29, 2014, she resigned her seat to return to the Jacob women's clothing retailer as chief of restructuring and vice-president of strategy. Zakaïb died on October 1, 2018 of brain cancer.

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