Nicole Ménard (born December 27, 1948, in

Saint-Constant, Quebec Saint-Constant () is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of Montreal in the Roussillon Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 27,359. Histo ...

) is a Quebec politician. She was the

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member of the

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for the riding of Laporte in the

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region from 2007 to 2022, serving as Minister of Tourism when her party was in power. She studied at the

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and the ''Centre international de recherches et d'études en management'' in business administration and strategic management before taking an Advanced Executive Program at

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. Menard has worked at the

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since 1967 and was the director of the bank's regional division in Montreal North. She has been the vice-president of the bank since 1995. She has headed several foundations and received several awards for her work. Menard was elected as MNA member for Laporte replacing former Finance Minister Michel Audet, who did not seek a re-election in the

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. She was named parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade, portfolios currently held by

Raymond Bachand Raymond Bachand (born 22 October 1947, in Montreal, Quebec) is a former politician, a businessman and a lawyer in Quebec, Canada. He was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Outremont, and a member of the Queb ...

. She was also parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Tourism and, following the 2008 election, she was promoted to Bachand's position in the Cabinet.

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