In the 1960s,Duhaime was an officer with the 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Artillery Regiment. He reached the rank of Captain and served as Adjutant of the military unit;he also served as president of the Officers' Mess in 1964.[2] He completed officer training at the Royal Artillery School in Picton,Ontario,before commencing his legal career.[2]
PremierRenéLévesque appointed him to the Cabinet. Duhaime served as Minister of Tourism during his first term,with a mandate that included reform of access to hunting and fishing territories in Quebec.[2] In 1978 the government terminated the historic system of private hunting and fishing clubs and created the network of zones d'exploitation contrôlée (ZECs),which opened large areas to the public under non-profit management.[3] Contemporary analyses noted that,prior to the reform,more than 1,200 clubs controlled about 65,000 square kilometres of territory.[4] Duhaime has been described in later commentary as one of the “pères des zecs”.[5]
He was re-elected in 1981;he served as Minister of Energy and Resources from 1981 to 1984 and Minister of Finance from 1984 to 1985.[2] As Energy and Resources minister,he advanced electricity export strategies and represented Quebec in energy files that included export arrangements with New England utilities,such as the 1983 Hydro-Québec agreement with the New England Power Pool,used to support major hydroelectric development.[6][7] As Finance minister,he presented the provincial budget on April 23,1985.[8]
After leaving provincial politics,Duhaime returned to the private and public sectors. He was appointed to the board of directors of the Bank of Canada in September 1986,served as a consultant in the engineering and industrial sectors,sat on the board of Natrel in 1991 and served as its president and chief executive officer from April 1992 to October 1994;he later joined the board of Le Devoir and became its president in January 2002. He also served as president of Groupe Énergie Inc. from October 2001 to October 9,2004.[2] He was president of the Conseil pour la souverainetédu Québec in 1995.[2]
Local politics
Yves Duhaime ran for Mayor of Shawinigan in 2009.[12] He finished second with 29% of the vote against organized labour activist Michel Angers (55%) and Ralliement Municipal candidate Claude Villemure (16%).[13][14]
Personal life
Duhaime is married to Lise Racine;they have two sons.[2]
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