Yves Séguin (; born March 30, 1951) is a former

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politician in Quebec. He was first elected as the

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(QLP) member for Montmorency in 1985. He was the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Revenue from 1985 to 1987. He was then made the Minister of Revenue himself in 1987. He was also made the

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in 1988. He resigned from both positions in 1990. After serving in various private capacities, he re-entered public life, winning a seat in

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in 2003. He was appointed

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. He served in this position until his resignation in 2005. He resigned as a Member of

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soon after. In 2005, he presided the Commission on the Fiscal Imbalance for the Québec government, which held public hearings on the matter.

Electoral record

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