Serge Simard

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Serge Simard
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Dubuc
In office
April 7, 2014 August 29, 2018
Preceded by Jean-Marie Claveau
Succeeded by François Tremblay
In office
December 8, 2008 September 4, 2012
Preceded by Jacques Côté
Succeeded by Jean-Marie Claveau
Personal details
Born1950
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Nationality Canadian
Political party Liberal

Serge Simard (born 1950) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec Simard was elected to represent the riding of Dubuc in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and the delegate Minister for Natural Resources.

A municipal councillor prior to his election, he was the president for council of the borough of La Baie in the Saguenay region. He was a member of several committees in the city of Saguenay. Prior to his political career, Simard obtained a degree from the Université Laval and worked for several years for the Mouvement Desjardins.


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