Claude Forget | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Laurent | |
In office 1973–1981 | |
Preceded by | Léo Pearson |
Succeeded by | Germain Leduc |
Personal details | |
Born | Montreal,Quebec | May 28,1936
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Monique Jérôme-Forget |
Profession | economist |
Cabinet | Minister of Social Affairs (1973–1976) |
Claude E. Forget, OC (born May 28,1936) is a Canadian economist and former politician.
Born in Montreal,Quebec,Forget holds a master's degree in public finances from the London School of Economics as well as a bachelor's degree in economics. He was also admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1959. He was a teacher in economics at the Universitédu Québec àMontréal for three years. [1]
In 1973,he was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec from the riding of Saint-Laurent. A Liberal,he was the Minister of Social Affairs from 1973 to 1976 in the cabinet of Robert Bourassa. He was re-elected in 1976 and 1981. He resigned on November 17,1981. [1]
In 1984,he was appointed chairman of the Commission of Inquiry on Unemployment Insurance. [1]
In 1991,he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. [2]
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