Sam Hamad | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Louis-Hébert | |
In office May 1, 2003 –April 27, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Paul Bégin |
Succeeded by | Geneviève Guilbault |
Quebec Minister of Labour,Employment and Social Solidarity | |
In office February 27,2015 –January 28,2016 | |
Premier | Philippe Couillard |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | François Blais |
Quebec Minister of Labour | |
In office April 23,2014 –February 27,2015 | |
Premier | Philippe Couillard |
Preceded by | Agnès Maltais |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
In office September 9,2009 –August 10,2010 | |
Premier | Jean Charest |
Preceded by | David Whissell |
Succeeded by | Lise Thériault |
Quebec Minister of Economic Development,Innovation and Export Trade | |
In office September 7,2011 –September 19,2012 | |
Premier | Jean Charest |
Preceded by | Clément Gignac |
Succeeded by | Nicolas Marceau |
Quebec Minister of Transport | |
In office August 11,2010 –September 6,2011 | |
Premier | Jean Charest |
Preceded by | Julie Boulet |
Succeeded by | Pierre Moreau |
Quebec Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity | |
In office April 18,2007 –August 10,2010 | |
Premier | Jean Charest |
Preceded by | Michelle Courchesne |
Succeeded by | Julie Boulet |
Quebec Minister of Natural Resources | |
In office April 29,2003 –February 18,2005 | |
Premier | Jean Charest |
Preceded by | François Gendron |
Succeeded by | Pierre Corbeil |
Personal details | |
Born | Sammy Hamed-Allah June 17,1958 Damascus,Syria |
Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
Cabinet | Chair of the Conseil du trésor |
Sam Hamad (born June 17,1958) is a Canadian politician. He is the former member of National Assembly (MNA) for the riding of Louis-Hebert in the Quebec City region. Member of the Quebec Liberal Party,he has held various cabinet posts during his 14 years in the National Assembly. He was the Minister of Natural Resources,Minister for Transports and he was also the Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity,Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region.
Born in Damascus,Syria,Hamad moved to Quebec City and studied civil engineering at UniversitéLaval where he received both a bachelor's and master's degree. He also studied at the Universitédu Québec àTrois-Rivières where he obtained a master's degree in management. His birth name was Samer Hamed-Allah but he changed it when he moved to Quebec,saying that Samer sounded too much like the French words "sa mère" (meaning "his mother").[ citation needed ]
He was an administration member for the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec for nine years,while he was also a lecturer at UniversitéLaval and the Universitédu Québec àRimouski and the President of the Quebec Board of Trade and Industry.[ citation needed ]
He was also involved in the community,being the vice-president of Centraide-Quebec a board member of the Laval Hospital Foundation. He was also part of several associations promoting development in the region including the GATIQ which promoted advance technologies and innovations for the region.[ citation needed ]
Before making his foray into politics,Hamad was Vice-President of Groupe Roche,an influential engineering firm,from 1998 to 2003.[ citation needed ]
Hamed entered politics in 2003,where he became the MNA for Louis-Hebert as the Liberals led by Jean Charest defeated the Parti Québécois. He would be named Minister of Wildlife,Natural Resources and Parks and the Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale (Quebec) region. He was removed from Cabinet in 2005 after he was criticized in regard to a project which would have added a new thermo plant in the Suroit region.
Hamad was narrowly re-elected in 2007. Initially,it was thought that the Action démocratique du Québec won the seat but late ballots pushed Hamad to a late-victory and no recounts were made. As he was only one of two Liberal MNAs elected in the Quebec City region (the other being Philippe Couillard),Hamad was named the Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity until where he was named Minister of Transports,swapping portfolios with Julie Boulet. Briefly in 2010,he also held the Labour portfolio after David Whissell resigned his position following conflict of interest allegations.
He returned to the Labour portfolio on April 23,2014.
He announced his resignation as an MNA on April 27,2017. [1]
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