Gil Rémillard (born November 25, 1944) is a Canadian academic, university professor and politician.

Biography

Born in

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(now

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), Rémillard is the son of Carmel Rémillard and Jeannine Desjardins. He studied at the

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (french: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottaw ...

, where he obtained a licence in law in 1968, and at the Université de Nice, where he obtained a State doctorate in

constitutional law Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as the basic rights of citizens and, in fed ...

in 1972.Gil Rémillard
— Short biography on the website of the National Assembly of Quebec From 1972 until 1985, he was professor of public law at

Laval University Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Lux ...

, specializing in constitutional law and communications law. He was also legal counsel for departments of the governments of Quebec and of Canada. He ran as a candidate for the

Quebec Liberal Party The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; french: Parti libéral du Québec, PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955. The QLP has always been associated with the colour red; e ...

in the

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in the riding of

Jean-Talon Jean-Talon is a provincial electoral riding in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It consists of part of the Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge borough of Quebec City. It was named after former French colonial administrator of New ...

and was elected to the

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. In the second government of

Robert Bourassa Robert Bourassa (; July 14, 1933 – October 2, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd premier of Quebec from 1970 to 1976 and from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Liberal Party of Quebec, he served a total of just ...

, he was appointed minister of International Relations (1985-1988), minister of Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs (1985-1994), minister of Justice (1988-1994) and minister of Public Security (1988-1989). He was reelected to the Assembly in the 1989 general election. He resigned from the Assembly in 1994. He founded the International conference of constitutional law, and the International institute of administrative studies. Mr. Rémillard is also the Founding Chairman of the

International Economic Forum of the Americas The International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA), is an international not-for-profit organization headquartered in Canada, with offices in Montreal, Toronto, Miami and Paris. The IEFA was created in 1995 to promote an exchange of views and ...

(1994), which annually presents the

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, the

Toronto Global Forum The Toronto Global Forum (TGF) is an annual economic event organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas since 2007. Mission The Toronto Global Forum is a not-for-profit organization presenting annual conferences on national and ...

, the

World Strategic Forum The World Strategic Forum is an annual economic event organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas since 2011. Mission The World Strategic Forum is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to address the major governance c ...

, held in Miami, and the Conference of Paris.

Honours

*Member of the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the c ...

(2001) *Knight of the

National Order of Quebec The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as ''l'Ordre national du Québec'', and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Govern ...

(2004) Gil Rémillard
National Order of Quebec website

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Remillard, Gil Lawyers in Quebec Université Laval faculty Canadian scholars of constitutional law Politicians from Gatineau Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Members of the Executive Council of Quebec Justice ministers of Quebec Members of the Order of Canada Knights of the National Order of Quebec University of Ottawa alumni 1944 births Living people University of Ottawa Faculty of Law alumni